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Biology Quiz

Description: Review this quiz about the characteristics of life.
Number of Questions: 15
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Tags: Biology Science Trivia Life
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All living things need to obtain and use material and energy. This is called ...

  1. homeostasis

  2. metabolism

  3. responding to stimuli

  4. development


Correct Option: B

Pupils shrink when sudden bright light is beamed into the eye. The light is an example of a ...

  1. stimulus

  2. response


Correct Option: A

With few variations, life's genetic code is almost identical in every organism on Earth.

  1. true

  2. false


Correct Option: A

When you have an infection, your body temperature raises. This is an example of ...

  1. metabolism

  2. homeostasis

  3. development

  4. cell specialization


Correct Option: B

Cells from 2 parents unite to form the first cell of a genetically different organism during...

  1. evolution

  2. asexual reproduction

  3. sexual reproduction

  4. DNA


Correct Option: C

An individual organism can evolve over one lifetime.

  1. true

  2. false


Correct Option: B

What process uses chemical reactions in an organism to build up or break down materials?

  1. homeostasis

  2. reproduction

  3. evolution

  4. metabolism


Correct Option: D

The process of keeping internal conditions stable when external conditions change is called ...

  1. homeostasis

  2. metabolism

  3. stimulus

  4. evolution


Correct Option: A

What process occurs when a single organism produces offspring identical to itself?

  1. sexual reproduction

  2. homeostasis

  3. asexual reproduction

  4. metabolism


Correct Option: C

What is the smallest unit of life, considered to be fully alive?

  1. DNA

  2. cell

  3. organ

  4. atom


Correct Option: B

You touch a hot stove and quickly pull your hand away. What is the stimulus?

  1. pulling away

  2. touching the stove

  3. speed of reaction


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is an example of development?

  1. a tree trunk widens

  2. a fish becomes larger

  3. a tadpole becomes a frog


Correct Option: C

In what molecule is an organism's genetic code written?

  1. cells

  2. DNA

  3. RNA

  4. nucleotide


Correct Option: B

For an organism to be considered a living thing, it must have ALL the characteristics of life.

  1. true

  2. false


Correct Option: A
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