Characteristics of Life Worksheet

Egestion of faeces is not classed as excretion because:

• excretion is the removal of toxic waste from respiration

• faeces are produced by the kidneys

• faeces are absorbed into the blood

• faeces are formed from excreted substances

Plants may show sensitivity by:

• bending towards light

• producing seeds

• growing roots downward

• losing leaves in winter

A plant needs which three key components for nutrition?

• Water, sunlight, and nutrients

• Oxygen, carbon dioxide, and sugar

• Water, oxygen, and carbon dioxide

• Sunlight, sugar, and oxygen

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Humans show sensitivity by responding to a drop in air temperature by:

• shivering to generate heat

• sweating to cool down

• breathing faster

• blinking more often

All energy is stored in cell in the form of _______.

• ATP (adenosine triphosphate)

• DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)

• Glucose

• RNA (ribonucleic acid)

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Aerobic respiration or Anaerobic respiration – which respiration kind gives more amount of energy?

• Aerobic respiration gives more amount of energy.

• Anaerobic respiration gives more amount of energy.

• Both give equal amount of energy.

• Neither gives any energy.

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One function of the cell organelle: Cell wall is:

• To provide structural support to the cell.

• To synthesize proteins.

• To store genetic information.

• To produce energy for the cell.

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One function of the cell organelle: Cell membrane is:

• It controls the movement of substances into and out of the cell.

• It produces energy for the cell.

• It stores genetic information.

• It synthesizes proteins.

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One function of the cell organelle Nucleus is:

• It controls the activities of the cell.

• It produces energy for the cell.

• It helps in protein synthesis.

• It stores waste products.

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One function of the cell organelle vacuole is:

• Storage of substances

• Protein synthesis

• Energy production

• DNA replication

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