Characteristics of living things
Levels of Organization
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A person eats a cheeseburger for lunch. Which characteristic of living things BEST describes this statement?

Living things get and use materials and energy.

100

Which is the smallest level of organization

A) organ. 

B) atom.

C) organelle. 

D) macromolecule.

B) atom.

100

Predators, competition, and disease are examples of

a. limiting factors

b. abiotic factors 

c. logistic growth

d. carrying capacity

limiting factors

100

What does immigration mean?

to move into an area

200

You shine a flashlight in your friend's eye and observe the pupil dilate. Which characteristic of living things have you observed?

Living things respond to stimuli/environment.

200

All living individuals in an area at the same time is a(n) ________________

Community

200

Which type of graph shows an "S" shaped curve?

logistic growth

200

Living and non living things in the same area is called a(n)

ecosystem

300
An amoeba is a single celled organism.  Which characteristic of living thing is described in the example?

Living things are made of 1 or more cells

300

Which level of organization would represent a group of tiger sharks?

population

300

The maximum number of individuals that an ecosystem can support is the 

carrying capacity

300

Which of the following levels of organization is likely to be seen in an organism, going from smallest to largest? 

A) cell, organ, tissue, organism. 

B) cell, organ, system, tissue. 

C) cell, tissue, organ, organ system. 

D) organism, organ system, organ, tissue. 

E) tissue, organ system, cell, organ

C) cell, tissue, organ, organ system.

400

Plants make their own food using the sunlight.  Which characteristic of living thing is seen in the example?

Living things get and use materials and energy

400
Place these words in the correct order from smallest to largest.


cell, macromolecule, atom, organelle, molecule

atom, molecule, macromolecule, organelle, cell

400

Which type of graph shows a "J" shaped curve?

exponential growth

400

What does emigration mean?

to move out of an area

500

List 5 of the 8 characteristics of living things.

You can have any of the following 5 characteristics. Living things: 1) have cells, 2) have DNA, 3) grow and develop, 4) reproduce, 5) maintain homeostasis, 6) respond to the environment, 7) get and use materials and energy, 8) evolve.

500

What is the largest level of organization?

biosphere

500

If there is a lot of food and space, with no predators, what type of growth will you see?

a. logistic growth

b.  abiotic factor

c.  exponential growth

d. immigration

c.  exponential growth

500

What is the level after cell?

(on the foldable)

tissue

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