<p>Name ______Date______Period______</p><p>Characteristics of Life Quiz:</p><p>Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. </p><p>____ 1. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all living things? A growth and development C response to the environment B ability to move D ability to reproduce</p><p>____ 2. Which of the following characteristics of living things best explains why birds fly south for the winter? A Living things respond to their environment. B Living things maintain internal balance. C Living things are made up of units called cells. D Living things are based on a universal genetic code.</p><p>____ 3. Which of the following characteristics of living things best explains why humans sweat when they get hot? A growth and development C using energy B maintaining a stable internal environment D ability to reproduce</p><p>____ 4. What does the term “homeostasis” mean? A respond to their environment. B maintain a stable internal environment. C made up of units called cells. D based on a universal genetic code.</p><p>____ 5. A(n) ______is another name for a living thing. A organism C person B cell D amoeba</p><p>____ 6. Which of the following characteristics of living things best explains why your legs and arms get longer and stronger as you get older? A Living things respond to their environment. B Living things maintain internal balance. C Living things are made up of units called cells. D Living things grow and develop</p><p>____ 7. Both a fast-moving stream and a dog respond to the environment and grow and develop, but this characteristic of life is why a dog is considered alive and a stream isn’t. A The ability to move C The ability to grow and develop B Being made of cells D The ability to change over time</p><p>____ 8. Which of the following characteristics of living things is very important for a group or organisms, but not a single organism? A Living things respond to their environment. B Living things maintain internal balance. C Living things are made up of units called cells. D Living things reproduce</p><p>____ 9. A word to describe change over time is: A organism C evolution B cell D Reproduction</p><p>____ 10. Before a big soccer game Charlie always eats a big dinner. Which characteristic of life does this fact best describe? A Living things respond to their C Living things reproduce environment. B Living things grow and develop D Living things use energy </p>