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