Characteristics of Living Organisms & Metal and non-metals

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of all living things?

• Growth
• Respiration
• Photosynthesis
• Reproduction

What is the term for getting rid of waste products in living things?

• Respiration
• Excretion
• Sensitivity
• Nutrition

Which property means a metal can be hammered into shape?

• Ductile
• Malleable
• Brittle
• Sonorous

Helium is a metal.

• True
• False

The smallest unit of classification in biology is a _______.

• species
• genus
• family
• class

Which of these metals is magnetic?

• Copper
• Aluminium
• Nickel
• Gold

Which property of helium makes it useful in balloons?

• It is shiny
• It is lighter than air
• It is magnetic
• It is ductile

Viruses are made of:

• Cells and cytoplasm
• Protein coat and RNA
• DNA and cell wall
• Nucleus and chloroplasts

Alloys have the same properties as pure metals.

• True
• False

The ability of a metal to be drawn into wires is called _______.

• ductility
• malleability
• conductivity
• sonority