Characteristics Of Life

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What was shown by both Redi's and Pasteur's experiments?
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Living things only come from other living things.
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Which list shows the levels of organization of an organism in hierarchical order from left to right, from the smallest to the most complex?
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cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
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Which is biotic?
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dead leaf
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Responding to the environment by maintaining a stable internal environment despite changing external conditions is
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homeostasis
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Which characteristic of life best describes the process of homeostasis?
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responding to the environment
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How were Redi's and Pasteur's experiments similar?
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Both tested the idea of spontaneous generation.
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Which is one of the five characteristics of life?
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growing and developing
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Which term best describes an organism that can contain up to five levels of organization to carry out life functions?
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multicellular
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Which characteristic of life best describes the process of photosynthesis?
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using energy
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When listing the levels of organization in organisms from smallest to most complex, which level is just below organs in complexity?
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tissue
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Which pair of terms best describes a wooden table?
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biotic and nonliving
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Which is biotic?
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beeswax
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The excretions of living organisms are best categorized as which type of factor in an environment?
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biotic
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Living organisms share certain characteristics of life. Two living organisms, a pine tree and a sea urchin, are pictured below. Which statement describes a difference in one of the characteristics of life shared by these organisms?
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One of the organisms gets energy from the sun, the other does not.
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Sweating and panting are examples of which characteristic of life?
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responding to the environment