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Bonus Trivia!
Which Characteristic?
General Knowledge
Analysis
Not a Characteristic
100

Weighing around eight pounds, this is the human body's largest organ?

Skin

100
A dog hears an unfamiliar noise and barks.
respond to stimuli
100
All living things are made of _______.
cells
100
How does a cow get energy from sunlight?
From eating plants who use the sun's energy for photosynthesis.
100
reproduction, movement, growth
movement is not a characteristic of life
200

What was the first animal to be cloned?

A sheep.

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
Computer programs can use energy, adapt to their surroundings, respond to stimuli, grow and develop. Why aren't computer programs considered living?
They are not made of cells and do not maintain homeostasis or reproduce.
200
using energy, responding to stimuli, eating food
eating food is not a characteristic of life
300

Which soft drink once contained cocaine as one of its original ingredients?

Coca-Cola.

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
_______ is 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
resting is not a characteristic of life
400

Most adults have how many teeth?

32.

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

According to Instacart, what the most disliked food in America?

Anchovies.

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
Flashlights use energy, but three reasons they aren't considered living are _______, _______, and _______
multiple answers including: not made of cells, do not reproduce, do not maintain homeostasis, and/or do not grow and develop
500
cells, adaption, death
dying is not a characteristic of life