MMS_7_Living Vs NonLiving
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- Q1
Which of the seven characteristics of living things (MRS GREN) is involved when a cow eats hay?
Growth
Reproduction
Nutrition
Respiration
30s - Q2
Which one of the following is a characteristic of all living things?
Has a brain.
Can respond to stimuli in the environment.
Can make its own food.
Is warm blooded.
30s - Q3
To be considered alive an object must have:
Show at least three of the characteristics of living things.
At least one of the characteristics of living things.
All seven of the characteristics of living things.
Most characteristics of living things.
30s - Q4
You shine a flashlight in your friend's eye and observe the pupil dilate. Which characteristic of living things have you observed?
living things sense and respond to their environment
living things are made of cells
living things grow and develop
living things reproduce
30s - Q5
Excretion is a process where animals get rid of wastes. Animals excrete in all of the following ways except...
exhaling.
sweating (perspiring).
spitting.
urinating.
30s - Q6
All of the following items display movement, which is one of the characteristics of a living thing. Which item is considered a non-living thing?
an insect flying
a candy wrapper blowing in the wind
a leaf falling
a squirrel running
30s - Q7
The process of keeping the internal environment of an organism stable (or balanced) is called...
Homeopathic
Homogeneous
Homeostasis
Homo sapien
30s - Q8
The term "Respiration" in MRS GREN refers to the process of
breathing using our lungs.
releasing energy from food.
producing offspring and passing on DNA.
removing wastes from the body.
30s - Q9
Green plants producing their own food through photosynthesis is an example of which of the characteristics of life?
Metabolism
Respiration
Nutrition
Excretion
30s - Q10
What does the term organism mean?
An instrument that creates sound blowing air through pipes.
A living thing.
Something made up of different organs.
Single celled creatures.
30s