Name:_______________ Per:___

Characteristics of Life Assessment

You are intelligent, capable, and Ms. Masters and Ms. Carla believe in you! If you have a
question, raise your hand. It is our job to help YOU be successful!

1.) Living things are called

a.) Cells
b.) Organisms
c.) Elements
d.) Organs

2.) Living things are all made of one or more

a.) Organs
b.) Organisms
c.) Cells
d.) Bacteria

3.) All of the true about autotrophs except

a.) They include humans
b.) Make their own food
c.) Include plants
d.) Convert sunlight and water into energy

4.) Heterotrophs include

a.) Animals
b.) Bacteria
c.) Fungi
d.) All of the above

5.) Heterotrophs do not

a.) Eat other living things
b.) Make their own food
 c.) Hunt for food
d.) Include humans

6.) Multicellular means an organism has

a.) One cell
b.) No cells
c.) Many cells
d.) None of the above

7.) ______________cell have a nucleus and _____________cells do not have a

nucleus.
a.) Prokaryotic, eukaryotic
b.) Animal, plant
c.) Plant, animal
d.) Eukaryotic, prokaryotic

8.) Prokaryotic organisms are

a.) Animals
b.) Plants
c.) Bacteria
d.) All of the above

9.) All are true about asexual reproduction except

a.) An organism has one parent
b.) An organism can reproduce on its own
c.) An organism has 100% of the DNA of one parents
d.) An organism has two parents

10.) Sexual reproduction

a.) Requires one parent
b.) Requires two parents
c.) Requires time and energy
d.) Choices b and c
 11.) Which kingdom includes humans and animals?
a.) Plantae
b.) Fungi
c.) Animalia
d.) Eubacteria

12.) Organisms that can survive extreme environments are in the kingdom
a.) Eubacteria
b.) Archeabacteria
c.) Animalia
d.) Protista

13.) How many kingdoms are there?

a.) Two
b.) Four
c.) Six
d.) Seven

Match the kingdom with its description

14. ___Eubacteria a. Includes animals such as mammals and humans

15. ___Archeabacteria b. Includes algae and slime

16. ___Protista c. can survive very extreme/hot conditions

17. ___Fungi d. Includes plants

18. ___Plantae e. Includes yeast, mushrooms, and ringworm

19. ___Animalia f. Includes most bacteria

For each of the three organisms, write whether they are
Unicellular or multicellular
Prokaryotic or eukaryotic
Asexual or sexual
Autotroph or heterotroph
You should have four words for
each picture like the
activities we did in class.

20. 21. 22.

23. Why do you think it is important we have kingdoms to categorize living things? Explain.

24. A robot moves, talks, and has some human characteristics. Explain using 2-3 reasons
from our unit why you believe they are alive or not alive.
25. Circle how this test made you feel and briefly explain why.