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Which Characteristic?
Which Characteristic?
Misc
Misc
Not a Characteristic
100

A single celled ameba divides into two cells?

asexual reproduction

100
A dog hears an unfamiliar noise and barks.
respond to stimuli
100
All living things are made of _______.
cells
100

Organisms that use sunlight to make food?

What are autotrophs.

100

reproduction, movement, growth

movement is not a characteristic of life

200

Bacteria that obtain energy without using oxygen?

What is anaerobic

200
_______ is the characteristic of life that describes an organism getting larger.
Growing
200

Living things must be able to _______, or make more of their kind.

reproduce

200

Which organelles do prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells have in common?

What are cell membranes, ribosomes, cytoplasm and DNA

200

using energy, responding to stimuli, eating food

eating food is not a characteristic of life

300

Sperm and egg combing?

What is sexual reproduction

300
A chameleon changing color to blend in with her surroundings is an example of _______.
adaptation
300
All living things must grow and _______.
develop
300

Give an example to show how dolphins are adapted to life in the water.

multiple answers including: extra fat under skin for warmth, blowhole atop head for breathing, smooth, slick skin for moving quickly in the water, or ability to stay under water for long periods 

300

resting, reproducing, responding to environment

resting is not a characteristic of life

400

A plant bends towards the light?

what is responding to it's environment (regulation)

400
The ability of a living organism to maintain relatively constant internal conditions is called _______.
homeostasis
400
Living things must obtain and use _______.
energy
400

_______ is a characteristic of living things that a river does not have.

multiple answers including: "All living things are made of cells" or "All living things reproduce"

400

need oxygen, need energy, respond to stimuli

all living things do not need oxygen

500

Not necessary for the survival of the individual but is necessary for the survival of the species?

what is reproduction

500
Autotrophs making their own food and heterorophs eating other organisms as food are both examples of ______.
all living things needing energy
500
Living things must be able to _______ to their environment.
adapt
500

Cells that lack a nucleus are called

What is prokaryotic

500

cells, adaption, using light energy

Using light energy is not a characteristic of life