Seven Characteristics Of Life

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    Which of the following refers to the characteristics of life involving the removal of waste or toxic materials from an organism?

    • Having a metabolism/Excreting
    • Growth
    • Reproduction
    • Nutrition
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Explore the Seven Characteristics of Life with this quiz. Assess your understanding of key biological concepts such as metabolism, photosynthesis, cellular organization, sensitivity, growth, and movement. This quiz is essential for learners seeking to deepen their knowledge of how organisms function and adapt.

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  • 2. 

    Cellular organization is a characteristic of organisms, all of which are conventionally composed of cells as they are the basic component of cellular and Multicellularlife.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
    Explanation
    The cell is the most basic component of life, all of which is composed of one or more cells as far as we understand.

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  • 3. 

    True/False, most life on earth is dependent upon photosynthesis, either conducted by them or another organism in order to obtain the products which will eventually, perhaps indirectly fuel its metabolism to stay alive.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
    Explanation
    Well, you are! unless you feed on tube worms near geothermal vents somewhere on the bottom of the ocean somehow.

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  • 4. 

    All organisms pick up information about changes in their environment and react, what is this characteristic of life called?

    • Sensitivity/Adaption

    • Curiosity

    • Knowledge

    • Instinct

    Correct Answer
    A. Sensitivity/Adaption
    Explanation
    Life simply needs to be sensitive and capable of adapting in order to be considered alive, no need for more necessarily complex concepts such as knowledge and curiosity, although instinct may form the basis of some reactions.

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  • 5. 

    Which of the following terms is a characteristic of life in which an organism under goes a semi permanent increase in dry mass, either through a gain in cell size or number (Assuming they are organisms which are not single celled)?

    • Respiration

    • Reproduction

    • Nutrition

    • Growth

    Correct Answer
    A. Growth
    Explanation
    hmh, growing - just another characteristic of life!

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  • 6. 

    Which of the following is the best definition of nutrition?

    • The consumption of food for the purpose of absorbing and assimilating their nutrients

    • The taking in of nutrients which are organic substances and mineral ions, which contain either additional raw materials or additional materials to be converted into energy and support tissue repair, absorbing and assimilating them.

    • The fertilizing of plants in order to provide them with much needed mineral ions for their growth, reproduction

    • Obtaining and stockpiling food for the future.

    Correct Answer
    A. The taking in of nutrients which are organic substances and mineral ions, which contain either additional raw materials or additional materials to be converted into energy and support tissue repair, absorbing and assimilating them.
    Explanation
    Probably the second one, the first has some elements and the third is really more of an example of something which might be considered nutrition in another context.

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  • 7. 

    ____ is an action by an organism or part of an organism which causes a change in position or place of either the organism as a whole or a component.

    Correct Answer
    movement
    Movement Movement
    Moving
    moving
    Explanation
    One characteristic of life is the capacity to move, you gotta be able to collect food and complete actions somehow after all

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  • 8. 

    ___________ is a collection of chemical reactions which produce the ATP your body needs to survive, namely by breaking down nutrients such as the carbohydrate glucose.

    Correct Answer
    respiration
    Respiration
    Cellular respiration
    cellular respiration
    Glycolysis
    glycolysis
    Explanation
    Respiration as it occurs in humans is something that perhaps not all life is dependent on, however the need for energy such as in producing molecules of ATP is present in all forms of life.

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  • 9. 

    Do you think an organism must be capable of reproduction in order to be considered a form of life?Are viruses, which are only capable of reproducing with the assistance of a cell, alive?

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