Characteristics Of Life

Question 1

What are the seven characteristics of life?

Answer 1

The seven characteristics of life are organization, metabolism, responsiveness, growth, development, reproduction, and adaptation.

Question 2

True or False: Organization is the most basic characteristic of life.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Fill in the blank: ____________ is the sum of all chemical reactions in an organism.

Answer 3

Metabolism

Question 4

What is the ability of an organism to respond to stimuli from the environment called?

Answer 4

Responsiveness

Question 5

What process involves an increase in the size of an organism or any of its parts?

Answer 5

Growth

Question 6

What is the process of maturation called?

Answer 6

Development

Question 7

What is the process by which organisms produce new organisms of the same kind called?

Answer 7

Reproduction

Question 8

What is the ability of an organism to change over time to increase its chances of survival called?

Answer 8

Adaptation

Question 9

True or False: All living organisms exhibit all seven characteristics of life.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Fill in the blank: The ability of an organism to maintain stable internal conditions is known as _____________.

Answer 10

Homeostasis

Question 11

What is the smallest unit of life that can carry out all of the functions of life?

Answer 11

Cell

Question 12

Which characteristic of life refers to the orderly structure shown by living systems?

Answer 12

Organization

Question 13

What is the term for the sum of all chemical reactions that occur within an organism?

Answer 13

Metabolism

Question 14

Fill in the blank: Living organisms can ___________, or respond to changes in their environment.

Answer 14

Adapt

Question 15

What is the process by which an organism changes over time?

Answer 15

Development

Question 16

True or False: All living organisms reproduce in the exact same way.

Answer 16

False

Question 17

Fill in the blank: The process of ___________ is essential for the survival of a species.

Answer 17

Reproduction

Question 18

What is the process by which an organism produces offspring similar to itself?

Answer 18

Reproduction

Question 19

True or False: Adaptation is a short-term process that occurs quickly.

Answer 19

False

Question 20

Fill in the blank: The ability to ___________ to changes in the environment is crucial for an organism’s survival.

Answer 20

Adapt

Question 21

What is the process of maintaining a stable internal environment despite external changes called?

Answer 21

Homeostasis

Question 22

True or False: All living organisms are composed of cells.

Answer 22

True

Question 23

Fill in the blank: The ___________ is the basic unit of life.

Answer 23

Cell

Question 24

What characteristic of life allows for the growth and development of an organism?

Answer 24

Metabolism

Question 25

What is an anabolic reaction?

Answer 25

Reactions that use energy to join small molecules together to form larger molecules e.g photosynthesis or DNA synthesis

Question 26

What is a catabolic reaction?

Answer 26

A reaction that breaks down larger molecules into smaller ones releasing energy e.g respiration

Question 27

What is Life?

Answer 27

It’s defined as the possession of all the following characteristics, organization, nutrition, excretion, response, reproduction

Question 28

What are the two types of reproduction?

Answer 28

Asexual- involves organisms splitting into two identical offspring’s and Sexual- involves two parents one of which produces a male gamete the other a female