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0654 Characteristics of Living Things Quiz
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1Worms come to the soil surface after heavy rain.
Which characteristic of living organisms does this show?- AA growth
- BB nutrition
- CC reproduction
- DD sensitivity
2The diagrams show a plant at the start of an experiment, and the same plant two days later.
Which characteristic of living organisms is not demonstrated by this experiment?
- AA excretion
- BB growth
- CC movement
- DD sensitivity
3The diagram shows an amoeba, a single-celled living organism.
The movement of gases at X indicates the occurrence of which process or processes in the cell?
- AA excretion and nutrition
- BB excretion and respiration
- CC nutrition and respiration
- DD respiration only
4What is respiration?
- AA breathing
- BB giving out carbon dioxide
- CC releasing energy from food
- DD taking in oxygen
5A living organism, X, can make its own food, get rid of toxic materials and detect and respond to stimuli.
What other four processes must organism X carry out to stay alive?- AA excretion, growth, movement, sensitivity
- BB excretion, growth, nutrition, respiration
- CC growth, movement, reproduction, respiration
- DD movement, reproduction, respiration, sensitivity
6Which process in plant cells uses chlorophyll?
- AA growth
- BB nutrition
- CC movement
- DD respiration
7Which characteristic of living organisms is described by the following definition?
‘The ability to detect changes in the environment and make responses’.- AA excretion
- BB movement
- CC respiration
- DD sensitivity
8Which characteristic is shown when a person smells a gas in the air?
- AA excretion
- BB movement
- CC respiration
- DD sensitivity
9Which characteristic of living organisms can involve ingestion, absorption and assimilation?
- AA excretion
- BB growth
- CC nutrition
- DD respiration
10What is defined as the chemical reactions that break down food molecules in cells to release energy?
- AA excretion
- BB movement
- CC nutrition
- DD respiration
11Which process produces heat to maintain a person’s body temperature?
- AA excretion
- BB nutrition
- CC reproduction
- DD respiration
12Which process removes the waste products of metabolism from the body?
- AA excretion
- BB nutrition
- CC reproduction
- DD respiration
13The diagram shows some organisms living in water.
Which process is carried out by all the living organisms shown?
- AA photosynthesis
- BB pollination
- CC respiration
- DD transpiration
14What are characteristics of all organisms?
- AA egestion and excretion
- BB egestion and nutrition
- CC excretion and nutrition
- DD excretion and photosynthesis
15Living animals release carbon dioxide.
This is an example of which life process?- AA excretion
- BB movement
- CC nutrition
- DD sensitivity
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- Quiz for 0654 Coordinated Sciences on the 7 characteristics of living things,
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