What is an organism?
What is the tiny unit that has all the materials needed for life? A. Cell B. Stimuli C. Bacteria D. None of the above
A. Cell
An organism's home is its: A. Environment B. Homeostasis C. Cells D. Adaptation
A. Environment
All organisms need what 4 things: A. Food, air, water, & environment B. Food, stimulus, energy, & water C. Environment, stimulus, food, & habitat D. All of the above
A. Food, air, water, & environment
When organisms sense changes they will __________________ to this change. A. Respond B. Develop C. Grow D. Laugh
A. Respond
A microscopic, single celled organism is a: A. Consumer B. Bacterium C. Protist D. All of the above
B. Bacterium
An organism that eats other organisms is a: A. Decomposer B. Comsumer C. Producer D. All of the above
B. Consumer
We are: A. Producers B. Consumers C. Decomposers D. None of the above
B. Consumers
We use what to carry out all the activities of life, like digesting food. A. The sun B. Energy C. Adaptation D. Stimulus
B. Energy
What is an organism's home called? A. Homeostasis B. Environment C. DNA D. Adaptation
B. Environment
Heredity is the passing of characteristics to _________________________. A. Parents B. Offspring C. Stimuli D. Friends and neighbors
B. Offspring
An organism that makes it's own food is a... A. Consumer B. Producer C. Decomposer D. Chef
B. Producer
When a new organism is formed from one parent it is____________________ reproduction. A. Sexual B. Heredity C. Asexual D. Adaptation
C. Asexual reproduction
What is the molecule found in cells that contain genetic information? A. Bacterium B. Producer C. DNA D. Heredity
C. DNA
The total of all the chemical activities that an organism performs is called: A. Homeostasis B. DNA C. Metabolism D. Energy
C. Metabolism
Examples of a decomposer are: A. Plants & Animals B. Humans & Fungi C. Mold & Fungus D. Foxes & Plants
C. Mold & Fungus
What is a living thing that goes through all the processes of life? A. Producer B. Cell C. Organism D. Humans
C. Organism
Plants need ______________________ to help them make their own food. A. Animals B. Fungi C. Sunlight D. Shoprite
C. Sunlight
The stable internal environment of a cell is called: A. Metabolism B. DNA C. Environment D. Homeostasis
D. Homeostasis
A response is something that makes an organism change its activity. TRUE FALSE
FALSE
If you are running away from a lion, which is the stimulus and which is the response?
Lion is the stimuli and running is the response
Name 2 common characteristics of an organism?
Made up of cells Respond to Stimuli Need energy Reproduce Grow and Develop Adapt to their environment
A decomposer is a consumer that gets its energy by breaking down other organisms. TRUE FALSE
TRUE
All organisms are made up of one or more cells. TRUE FALSE
TRUE
All organisms want to maintain a state of homeostasis. TRUE FALSE
TRUE
If an organism doesn't adapt to the changes in its environment it will not survive. TRUE FALSE
TRUE
A plant that makes its own food is an example of: A. Decomposer B. Consumer C. Developer D. Producer
d. Producer