<p>Name: ______Date: ______/HW#: ____ Characteristics Quiz Mr. Jensen/Period: _____</p><p>As promised, the pop quiz on characteristics of living things!</p><p>Directions: answer each of the following questions by choosing the answer that best completes the statement. Write the letter on the line provided.</p><p>1. ______Spontaneous generation is</p><p> a. Taking in oxygen and using it to produce energy b. Sum total of all chemical reactions occurring in a living thing c. Life could spring from nonliving matter d. Living things giving rise to other living things</p><p>2. ______Redi hypothesized that spontaneous generation did not happen. Which statement below states the results of his experiment?</p><p> a. The open jars had flies and maggots on the meat, but the sealed jars and the jars covered in cloth did not have maggots on the meat b. The open jars, sealed jars and jars covered in cloth all had maggots and flies on the meat c. None of the jars had maggots and flies on the meat d. The open jar and the jar covered in cloth had maggots and flies on the meat, but the sealed jar did not</p><p>3. ______The building blocks of life that living things are made up of are called</p><p> a. Stimuli b. Cells c. Water molecules d. Glucose</p><p>4. ______Metabolism is</p><p> a. Taking in oxygen and using it to produce energy b. Sum total of all chemical reactions occurring in a living thing c. Life could spring from nonliving matter d. Living things giving rise to other living things 5. ______Respiration is</p><p> a. Taking in oxygen and using it to produce energy b. Sum total of all chemical reactions occurring in a living thing c. Life could spring from nonliving matter d. Living things giving rise to other living things</p><p>6. ______Growth can mean</p><p> a. an increase in size b. becoming more complex or developing c. both a and b d. neither a or b</p><p>7. ______Movement is necessary for</p><p> a. finding food and shelter b. safety and avoiding death c. plants catching the sun’s rays d. all of the above</p><p>8. ______Reproduction is</p><p> a. Taking in oxygen and using it to produce energy b. Sum total of all chemical reactions occurring in a living thing c. Life could spring from nonliving matter d. Living things giving rise to other living things</p><p>9. ______Asexual reproduction is different from sexual reproduction by</p><p> a. Asexual requires two parents where sexual requires only one parent b. Both sexual and asexual requires two parents c. Both sexual and asexual only requires one parent d. Sexual requires two parents where asexual requires only one parent</p><p>10. ______A ______is a change in an organisms environment that produces a ______by the organism.</p><p> a. response, stimulus b. stimulus, response c. adaptation, response d. stimulus, adaptation</p><p>11. ______The oak tree has a special ability to produce a bad tasting chemical when Gypsy moth caterpillars chew on the leaves. This phenomena is an example of</p><p> a. made of cells b. growth and development c. response to the environment d. reproduction</p><p>12. ______According to the movie, all organisms have a limited lifespan. Which of the characteristics of living things would be important to continue the species of a particular organism, but would not be necessary for the survival of the individual?</p><p> a. Perform complex chemical activities b. respiration c. growth and development d. reproduction</p><p>For questions 13 – 14 indicate whether the situation described is spontaneous generation or reproduction. If the situation is spontaneous generation, place the letter “S” on the line. If the situation is reproduction, place the letter “R” on the line.</p><p>13. ______A scientist observes yeast under a microscope, and notices that the yeast grows a bud which breaks off and forms a new yeast</p><p>14. ______A scientist observes the animalcule under a microscope, which was created by placing hay in water for a certain amount of time</p><p>15. ______A scientist takes a piece of bread, wets the bread, wraps it in tin foil and places it in a dark room. When the scientist returns, he unwraps the bread to find that there are all different kinds of mold growing on the bread</p><p>For questions 16 – 20 match the correct kingdom to its description.</p><p>16. ______Plantae a. this kingdom has about 30,000 members that are unicellular with a nucleus</p><p>17. ______Moneran b. there are about 285,000 members of this multicellular, autotrophic kingdom</p><p>18. ______Animalia c. there are about 3, 000 members of this unicellular, nucleus-lacking kingdom</p><p>19. ______Fungi d. This kingdom is the biggest with over 1 million members that are multicellular heterotrophs.</p><p>20. ______Protist e. There are about 100,000 members of this Unicellular OR multicellular kingdom of heterotrophs</p><p>BONUS!! ______The ability of an organism to keep conditions inside of its body the same even though the external environment can change is known as</p><p> a. Homeostasis b. Homeopathic c. Metabolism d. Stimulus</p>