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Characteristics of Life WKST
Characteristics of Life WKST
CharacteristicsofLivingThingsWorksheet
Directions:Identifywhichcharacteristicoflivingthingsisbeingdescribedineachofthe
statementsbelow.Somemaybeusedmorethanonce!
A.Alllivingthingscontaincells. Anamoebaisaunicellularorganism.
B.AlllivingthingscontainDNA.
F.Alllivingthingsmaintainaninternal
C.Alllivingthingsobtainanduseenergy. D.
balance.
Alllivingthingsreproduce.
G.Alllivingthingsgrowanddevelop. H.All
E.Alllivingthingsrespondtostimuli. __A___1.
livingthingsevolveasapopulation.
___F__2.Whenahumanstepsoutintothecoldair,thebodybeginstoshiverinordertokeep its
temperatureat98.6degreesFahrenheit.
___C__3.Greenplantsproducetheirownfoodthroughtheprocessofphotosynthesis.
_D____4.Anadulthydraisproducingitsoffspringthroughbudding.
___E/G__5.Therootsofaplantgrowtowardsasourceofgroundwater.
__G___6.Overthreeyears,Tim'sheighthasincreasedfrom5'4"to5'11".
___C__7.Apillbugeatsacarrot.
___D__8.Ababysongbirdhatchesfromitseggwithbothparentsongbirdswatching. ___E__9.A
tulipopensupinthemorningatsunriseandclosesupintheeveningatsunset.
__B___10.Identicaltwinshave99.999%ofthesamegenes.
thoughtthathumansandchimpanzeesoncesharedacommonancestor. ___A__13.A
___C___15.Asaseawormisplacedinfreshwater,thepulseslowsdowninorderforthe worm
toconserveenergy.