Characteristics of living things Arturo Valderruten Colegio La Arboleda 6th grade

Find the mistake and click on it! Plants are heterotrophs because they make their own food.

Find the mistake and click on it! Scurvy is caused when you don’t get enough vitamin D in your food.

Find the mistake and click on it! Plants make their own food from organic substances.

Find the mistake and click on it! When animals eat, they ingest inorganic substances.

Find the mistake and click on it! Animals can be divided into three main groups: Plant eaters Animal eaters Photosynthetic

Find the mistake and click on it! Some animals eat plants, other animals, or both. Animals with different modes of nutrition have identical digestive systems.

Find the mistake and click on it! We could reduce global warming by doing the following things: Riding more bicycles. Burning all the garbage. Turning off the TV, lights, etc.

Find the mistake and click on it! In single-celled organisms, like amoeba or paramecium, the food may be taken in by a flagellum.

Find the mistake and click on it! Sea sponges are primitive organisms that show some cells that are specialized in grabbing food from water, and other cells specialized in moving.

All matter can be consider living or non-living True False

Living things rely on other living things to stay alive. True False

Adding and multiplying means the same as reproduction. True False

One of the characteristics of a living thing is nutrition. True False

One of the characteristics of a living thing is the ability to move. True False

One of the characteristics is that living things release waste or other products to the environment. True False

In single-celled organisms, the food may be taken in by the entire surface. True False

All living things must have bodily orifices so they can eat, breathe, pee or poo. True False

There are living things that never grow up. True False

If you don’t eat enough vitamin A, you can get scurvy. True False

Microbes can eat through their “skin”, more complex animals can do that, too. True False

Plants and mushroom have no sensitivity at all. True False

Breathing is the same thing as respiration. True False

Some organisms don’t need to reproduce. True False

All moving objects are alive. True False

Jon noticed that a certain object can move but it cannot feed Jon noticed that a certain object can move but it cannot feed. Therefore the object is living. True False

All objects that reproduce are alive. True False

All objects that produce heat are alive. True False

Living things are made by non-living things. True False

Which is not a characteristic of a living thing? It never dies It needs food It releases waste It moves

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of life? differentiation from cells to tissues reproduction adaptation to environmental changes complex chemical organization

Metabolism is the ___. sum total of all chemical reactions output of energy usually as heat way that an organism uses energy rate at which food is consumed

When an organism loses homeostasis it is ___. dead dormant shivering hibernating

responding to surroundings Which of the following is NOT among the basic characteristics shared by living things? breathing using energy responding to surroundings growing

Through evolutionary processes, organisms can ___. adapt to their environment eliminate their cell structure stop the need to reproduce eliminate their need for an energy source

Which is a characteristic that some living things don’t show? They move They reproduce They exchange substances they die

Which is not a characteristic of a living thing? Invisibility Nutrition Growth Movement

Which is a characteristic of a living thing? Sensitivity Teleportation Telepathy Turning into fire

Which is correct for all living things? They poo, in a way They fly They can communicate They do photosynthesis

Which is correct for all living things? They can react to external stimuli They all reproduce sexually They can take oxygen from water They make their own food

What is the meaning of “respiration”? The use of oxygen to live The absorption of CO2 The intake of water The outtake of water

Complete the sentence with the correct word. ______ are substances an organism must have in its diet in small quantities. Micronutrients Macronutrients Protein and fats Glucose and water

Complete the sentence with the correct word. Micronutrients can be divided into ______, which are organic compounds, and minerals, which are inorganic. vitamins glucose starch cellulose

Complete the sentence with the correct word. ______ is the characteristic of an organism that has to do with pooing. Excretion Digestion Respiration GErowth

Which of the following characteristics of a glass of water mean that it cannot be considered alive according to our shared characteristics of living things? It has no heart. It has no cells. It has no arms or legs. It has no tissues.

Which of the following include organisms all of only one species? kingdom population community ecosystem

give birth to live young as opposed to laying eggs Humans and all other mammals share which of the flowing characteristics? walk on two legs have mammary glands live on land give birth to live young as opposed to laying eggs

Which of the following groups is the largest and most diverse? population ecosystem species community

Humans share the characteristics of an opposable thumb, forward-looking eyes, and a well-developed brain with other ___. vertebrates primates chordates mammals

This disease results from shortage of vitamin C. Flu Scurvy Stomachache AIDS

Living cells obtain energy from the oxydation of food nutrients Living cells obtain energy from the oxydation of food nutrients. This process is called... Photosynthesis Cellular respiration cellular rusting digestion

The following is/are characteristic(s) of living things Reproducing, movement, evaporation Feeding, respiration, movement Respiration, excretion, condensation Combustion, breathing, eating

Another word for living things is: Cell Organism Organ Organelle

What is a residual substance that we release through respiration? CO2 CO Glucose

Which characteristic must all species have in order to avoid extinction? Excretion Reproduction Respiration Growth

It’s the chemical formula of glucose. C6H12O6 CO O2

Complete the sentence with the correct word. Scurvy results from ______ of a certain vitamin in the diet. the increase the shortage an excess the production

Complete the sentence with the correct word. ___ requires oxygen (O2), which must be obtained from the air. Eating Respiration Excresion Growth

Complete the sentence with the correct word. To be considered alive an object must have ___ charchteristics of living things. at least one of the most all the two

Global warming occurs due to the accumulation of this gas in the atmosphere. Oxygen Ozone CO2 Nitrogen

This is another name for “sugar”. Chlorophyl Carbon dioxide Glucose Carbon monoxide

Which of the following includes all the plants, animals, bacteria, and other living things in an area? population biosphere community ecosystem

You hear birds singing more than usual outside, and you think that might be because their mating season has started. Your idea in this situation would be a ___. theory variable hypothesis conclusion

Most often the results of an experiment lead to ___. publications in scientific journals well-developed controlled experiments more questions theories

Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of a living thing? excretion movement communication growth

One of the seven characteristics of living things is growth One of the seven characteristics of living things is growth. Which one of the following statements best describes growth? Using energy from the sun to make food. Being able to change location. The process whereby cells divide and increase. The ability to react to the surrounding environment.

Which one of the following is a characteristic of all living things? Is warm-blooded. Can make its own food. Can make a response. Has a brain.

Producing offspring is another name for ___. excretion respiration reproduction nutrition

Respiration is one of the seven characteristics of all living organisms. What is meant by respiration? Being able to produce a new individual. The reaction to a change in the environment. The way living things get energy from food. The way that all living things are made of cells.

Which of the following is most true about scientific findings? They should not be openly challenged without good reason. They should be assumed to be true and memorized. They should be reevaluated and retested frequently. They should be kept secret if important so other researchers do not steal them.

A pharmaceutical company tested a new drug to relieve arthritis A pharmaceutical company tested a new drug to relieve arthritis. Some of the subjects received a red and pink capsule with the drug while others received a red and pink capsule with filler and no drug. Those receiving the drug are called the ___ group while the subjects receiving the placebo are called the ___ group. hypothetical; theoretical affected; unaffected experimental; control control; experimental

Complete the sentence with the correct word. The scientific name of “pooing” is ___. Respiration Eating Excretion Diarreah

Complete the sentence with the correct word. If observed under a microscope it will be noticed that ___ are made up of cells. both living and non-living things only non-living things only living things living and once alive things

Complete the sentence with the correct word. The South American rainforest is the place on Earth with the highest ___ of animal species. evolution extinction diversity fossil record

Complete the sentence with the correct word. A ___ is a print of a prehistoric animal that remains in a rock. bone corpse fossil skeleton

Complete the sentence with the correct word. Jellyfish and sea sponges are _______ organisms. single-celled vertebrate multicellular highly evolved

If an experiment is controlled, that means ___. the scientists have complete control over all variables and other aspects of the experiment the scientists are performing an epidemiological experiment the scientists have a wide variety of experimental groups with many variables altered in each the scientists experiment with some subjects and observe others without altering them

A theory is _____. a hunch, a guess, or a personal opinion that a scientist tests through experiments the factor that is altered in a controlled experiment a tentative conclusion based on the results of a scientific experiment a well-tested explanation for events in the natural word

A placebo is _____. an anesthetic drug that relaxes a patient a drug that does the opposite of the drug being clinically tested a chemical blocker that stops the action of any other drug being taken a fake drug used in a control group

imperfect conclusions As a critical thinker it is important to realize that all advertisements contain ___. imperfect conclusions false data advertising slogans bias

How many characteristics of living things are there? Three Five Eight Seven

The process by which all living things break down food to release energy is called ___. response reproduction movement respiration

Which one of the following statements is INCORRECT? Animals can move from place to place, while plants can only move their own parts. The cells in plants have cell walls while animal cells do NOT have cell walls. Plants make their own food while animals cannot make their own food. The cells in animals have a nucleus, while plant cells do not have a nucleus.

In order to make food, plants need soil, water, minerals, oxygen and what else? A nice gardener Oxygen Salt Sunlight

Which characteristic of living things is involved when an athlete sweats after a race? Respiration Response Nutrition Excretion

a controlled experiment You predicted at the beginning of class that, if you study a little bit every single day, then you'll get A's on all the tests. This is an example of ___. a clinical trial a controlled experiment inductive reasoning deductive reasoning

How is the biochemical process of a cell taking oxygen to break down food called? Breathing Photosynthesis Digestion Respiration

single-celled organisms. What kind of organisms lived on Earth during the first half of the planet’s existence? insects fungi plants single-celled organisms.

What food does an omnivore animal eat? pizza with ice cream animals plants plants and animals

Complete the sentence with the correct word. Darwin saw that the Galapagos tortoises are a good example of ______. asexual reproduction omnivorous animals survival natural selection

Complete the sentence with the correct word. There are many ______ at the Grand Canyon. birds animals plants fossils

Complete the sentence with the correct word. A ______ is much smaller than eukaryotic cells. jellyfish plant cell bacteria bacterium

Complete the sentence with the correct word. Charles ______ found out the principle of evolution. Tevez Chaplin Attemborough Darwin

Complete the sentence with the correct word. Insects breathe through ______. the nose gills their lungs a tracheal system

Choose the option that best describes the image A circulatory system Anaerobic respiration Gills breathing A digestive system

Choose the option that best describes the image A setup to test gas exchange A setup to test water needs A setup to test excretion A setup to test digestion

Choose the option that best describes the image Gas exchange Growth and reproduction Movement and sensitivity sexual reproduction

Choose the option that best describes the image Once alive Living thing Now dead Never been alive

Choose the option that best describes the image Excretion in insects An insect’s nervous system How insects breathe How insects eat

Choose the option that best describes the image Never been alive Living thing Once alive Inorganic

Choose the option that best describes the image Growth Movement Feeding Gas exchange

Choose the option that best describes the image Never been alive Organic Living thing Once alive