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1. What are the three main characteristics of life?
A) Movement, Differentiation, Reproduction
B) Metabolism, Reproduction, Evolution
C) Metabolism, Differentiation, Communication
D) Movement, Communication, Evolution
2. Viruses are considered by some scientists to be alive because they can reproduce in a host organism. However, they do not carry out which characteristic of life?
A) Communication
B) Movement
C) Metabolism
D) Differentiation
3. Which of the following is the ability of organisms to produce offspring?
A) Metabolism
B) Reproduction
C) Evolution
D) Communication
4. What term refers to the process by which organisms evolve over generations?
A) Differentiation
B) Movement
C) Evolution
D) Reproduction
5. The process by which organisms convert energy and nutrients to sustain life is called:
A) Metabolism
B) Differentiation
C) Communication
D) Movement
6. Which characteristic of life refers to the ability of organisms to interact and exchange information with each other?
A) Reproduction
B) Metabolism
C) Communication
D) Evolution
7. Differentiation is important for:
A) Reproduction
B) Specializing cells for specific functions
C) Moving from place to place
D) Evolution of new species
8. Which characteristic of life involves the ability of organisms or parts of organisms to change position or posture?
A) Movement
B) Differentiation
C) Metabolism
D) Communication
9. Which of the following are three additional characteristics of life, aside from metabolism, reproduction, and evolution?
A) Growth, Response to stimuli, Adaptation
B) Movement, Differentiation, Communication
C) Respiration, Photosynthesis, Absorption
D) Excretion, Circulation, Symbiosis