4th Quarter Exam 6th Grade

A pet goldfish needs fish food.

Which characteristic of life does this refer to?

• Living things need energy

• Living things are composed of one or more cells

• Living things respond to their environment

• Living things grow and reproduce

• Living things maintain a stable internal environment

Cells in your body divide to create new cells.

Which characteristic of life does this refer to?

• Living things need energy

• Living things are composed of one or more cells

• Living things respond to their environment

• Living things grow and reproduce

• Living things maintain a stable internal environment

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The maintenance of an organism’s internal environment is called:

• compensating
• homeostasis
• balancing
• routine

If the environment gets cold, we will often shiver in order to:

• keep body temperature the same as the external temperature
• decrease body temperature
• increase body temperature
• regulate blood pressure

The "cause" for something to happen is the

• response
• effect
• stimulus
• homeostasis

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A response is

• your body's reaction to change

• The change in the environment

• what happens

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A ______ organism is made up of only one cell.

• multicellular

• animal

• unicellular

• plant

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Which is a type of unicellular organism? (There is more than one correct answer.)

• Bacteria

• Animals

• Amoebas

• Paramecium

A _______ organism is made of more than one cell.

• unicellular

• single-celled

• plant

• multicellular

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Bacteria is what kind of cell?

• Eukaryotic
• Prokaryotic