8 Characteristics Of Living Things

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8 Characteristics Of Living Things - Quiz

This quiz will test your knowledge on whether you can correctly identify why some objects are considered living and others non-living.

Questions and Answers

1.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of life?
- A.
  
  Adaptation to environmental changes
- B.
  
  Reproduction
- C.
  
  Differentiation from cells to tissues
- D.
  
  Complex chemical organization
2.

Metabolism is the ____________.
- A.
  
  sum total of all chemical reactions
- B.
  
  Rate at which food is consumed
- C.
  
  output of energy usually as heat
- D.
  
  Way that an organism uses energy
3.

When an organism loses homeostasis it is ____________.
- A.
  
  Hibernating
- B.
  
  Dormant
- C.
  
  Dead
- D.
  
  shivering
4.

Which of the following is NOT among the basic characteristics shared by living things?
- A.
  
  using energy
- B.
  
  Responding to surroundings
- C.
  
  Breathing
- D.
  
  Growing
5.

Through evolutionary processes, organisms can ____________.
- A.
  
  eliminate their need for an energy source
- B.
  
  Adapt to their environment
- C.
  
  Stop the need to reproduce
- D.
  
  eliminate their cell structure
6.

Which of the following characteristics of a glass of water mean that it cannot be considered alive according to our shared characteristics of living things?
- A.
  
  It has no cells.
- B.
  
  It has no heart.
- C.
  
  It has no tissues.
- D.
  
  It has no arms or legs.
7.

Humans share the characteristics of an opposable thumb, forward-looking eyes, and a well-developed brain with other ____________.
- A.
  
  chordates
- B.
  
  Mammals
- C.
  
  primates
- D.
  
  Vertebrates
8.

Which of the following include organisms all of only one species?
- A.
  
  ecosystem
- B.
  
  population
- C.
  
  kingdom
- D.
  
  Community
9.

Humans and all other mammals share which of the flowing characteristics?
- A.
  
  Have mammary glands
- B.
  
  Walk on two legs
- C.
  
  give birth to live young as opposed to laying eggs
- D.
  
  live on land
10.

Which of the following groups is the largest and most diverse?
- A.
  
  Species
- B.
  
  Ecosystem
- C.
  
  population
- D.
  
  community