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Quiz about Characteristics of Living Organisms

Characteristics of Living Organisms Quiz

This quiz is a simple one giving the basic characteristics of living organisms.

A multiple-choice quiz by litacanrena. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
litacanrena

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
139,033

Updated
Jul 16 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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5733

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Question 1 of 10

1. Characteristic 1: What is respiration? Hint

Breathing

Making Food

Eating

Releasing energy from organic molecules

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Question 2 of 10

2. Characteristic 2: Which characteristic means to take in sustenance? Hint

Transpiration

Nutrition

Respiration

Reproduction

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Question 3 of 10

3. Characteristic 3: Which characteristic means getting rid of metabolic waste? Hint

Egestion

Disposal

Removal

Excretion

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Question 4 of 10

4. Characteristic 4: This characteristic means moving from place to place. Hint

Locomotion

Happiness

Sitting

None of these

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Question 5 of 10

5. Characteristic 5: Which word has the same meaning as sensitivity? (Sensitivity means responding to stimuli) Hint

None of these

Feeling

Irritability

Emotion

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Question 6 of 10

6. Characteristic 6: What does reproduction mean? Hint

Producing new organs

Producing an offspring

Removing used blood cells

Removing dead cells

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Question 7 of 10

7. Characteristic 7: The last characteristic is growth, which means _____. Hint

Increase in size

Increase in complexity

Change in color

None of these

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is known as the sum total of all the chemical reactions going on in cells? Hint

Growth

Metabolism

Nutrition

Repair

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is catabolism? Hint

Process in which simpler substances are broken up into complex ones

Process in which complex substances are broken up into simpler ones

Process in which complex substances are built up into simpler ones

Process in which simpler substances are built up into complex ones

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Question 10 of 10

10. Anabolism is a process which builds up complex substances from simpler ones.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Characteristic 1: What is respiration?

Answer: Releasing energy from organic molecules

Breathing involves inhaling and exhaling only. It does not involve organic molecules.

2. Characteristic 2: Which characteristic means to take in sustenance?

Answer: Nutrition

Nutrition is when you take in food to be broken down to provide energy.

3. Characteristic 3: Which characteristic means getting rid of metabolic waste?

Answer: Excretion

Excretion is when metabolic waste is removed from the body. Egestion is when non- metabolic waste is removed from the body. Eg. Fibre.

4. Characteristic 4: This characteristic means moving from place to place.

Answer: Locomotion

Organisms move using special organs like legs, fins and wings.

5. Characteristic 5: Which word has the same meaning as sensitivity? (Sensitivity means responding to stimuli)

Answer: Irritability

An external stimulus might be touch. An internal stimulus could be food going into the stomach.

6. Characteristic 6: What does reproduction mean?

Answer: Producing an offspring

There are two types of reproduction: One is sexual reproduction which involves the formation of gametes. The other is asexual reproduction.

7. Characteristic 7: The last characteristic is growth, which means _____.

Answer: Increase in size

Development is an increase in complexity.

8. What is known as the sum total of all the chemical reactions going on in cells?

Answer: Metabolism

Growth is an increase in size. Nutrition means feeding and repair is when proteins are used up to build cells and enzymes.

9. What is catabolism?

Answer: Process in which complex substances are broken up into simpler ones

It results in the release of energy for the various activities of the cell.

10. Anabolism is a process which builds up complex substances from simpler ones.

Answer: True

It uses energy released during catabolism. Examples include photosyntheseis, growth, repair and assimilation.

Source: Author litacanrena

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