Characteristics of Life Answers

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Which is biotic?

A
wind
B
iron gate
C
sunlight
D
leaf
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Which is one of the five characteristics of life?

A
having organs
B
containing tissues
C
growing and developing
D
spontaneously generating
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Which term best describes an organism that can contain up to five levels of organization to carry out life functions?

A
multicellular
B
unicellular
C
abiotic
D
biotic
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What was shown by both Redi’s and Pasteur’s experiments?

A
Living things only come from other living things.
B
Nonliving things can come from living things.
C
Nonliving things only come from other nonliving things.
D
Living things can come from nonliving things.
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When listing the levels of organization in organisms from least complex to most complex, which level is just below organs in complexity?

A
cell
B
organism
C
organ system
D
tissue
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Which list shows the levels of organization of an organism in hierarchical order from left to right, from the least complex to the most complex?

A
organism, organ, organ system, cell, tissue
B
organism, organ system, organ, tissue, cell
C
cell, tissue, organ system, organ, organism
D
cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
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Which is biotic?

A
water
B
temperature
C
sapling
D
rocks
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How were Redi’s and Pasteur’s experiments similar?

A
Both studied the growth of microbes in broth.
B
Both studied flies emerging from meat.
C
Both tested the idea of spontaneous generation.
D
Both tested whether pasteurization kills microorganisms.
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Sweating when it is hot outside is an example of which characteristic of life?

A
responding to the environment
B
using energy
C
reproducing
D
growing and developing
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Which characteristic of life best describes the process of homeostasis?

A
responding to the environment
B
reproducing
C
growing and developing
D
using energy

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