Worksheets Name

Characteristics of Living Things

Class
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins
Date
Instructor name: Ariela Guadiamos

1. True or false: All living things have cells.

a) True b) False

2. True or false: Growth and Development are characteristics of life.

a) False b) True

3. Living things need and use ​_____________. Living things either make their own, food, eat other things, or break
down dead material to get __________.

a) Carbon Dioxide b) Energy

c) DNA d) Water

4. Check the correct answers:

a) All living things need energy. b) All living things can move.

c) All living things eat other living things. d) All living things have cells.

5. All living organisms are made up of ____.

a) Bacteria b) Tissue

c) Organs d) Cells

6. Match the following examples of how a plant is a living thing to the characteristic.

Plants make their own food through

Living things are made of cells.
photosynthesis.

Living things respond to stimuli.

A plant grows towards sunlight. Living things need and use energy.

A plant makes fruits which have seeds to

Living things grow and develop.
make other plants.

Living things produce offspring

A plant sprouts and increases in height.
(reproduce).
7. Plastic.... can break into smaller pieces, but cannot grow. It does not need energy. It is not made of cells. It is

a) Non-Living b) Living

c) Dead

8. Bacteria do not have hearts. Many reproduce by creating clones of themselves (asexual reproduction). They break
down other living things for energy.
They are....

a) Dead b) Living

c) Non-Living

9. Any living thing is called a _____________.

a) cell b) atom

c) matter d) organism

10. Which of these COULD be used as a valid piece of evidence to support that a virus is a LIVING thing?

a) it can move by the wind b) it is not made of cells

c) it can multiply or reproduce inside of a host d) it can make a human sick

11. Living things are made of ___________.

a) Can be made of one or many cells. b) Many cells

(Multicellular)

c) Only 1 cell
(unicellular)

12. Humans maintain an internal temperature of 37°C. This is an example of this characteristic of life.

a) Living things have DNA b) Living things need energy

c) Living things Reproduce d) Living things keep internal balance

13.

Fungi break down dead material for food. They spread (create new fungi) through spores (which are like seeds).
They can be made of 1 or many cells. They are...

a) Non-Living b) Dead

c) Living
14. Ms. Guadiamos is standing outside in the cold, and she starts to shiver.
This is an example of what characteristic of life?

a) Living things respond to stimuli b) Living things reproduce

c) Living things are made of cells d) Living things grow and develop

15.

An amoeba splits into 2 new offspring. This is an example of what characteristic of life?

a) Living things respond to stimuli b) Living things need energy

c) Living things grow and develop. d) Living things reproduce. (Asexual Reproduction)