Characteristics of Life

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How can you tell this plant is a living thing?

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It responds to a change in its environment.

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Characteristics of a living thing: made of cells, has lungs, can reproduce; grows and develops, responds to surroundings, can move; has similar chemicals, makes noises, made of cells; made of cells, grows and develops, uses energy.

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made of cells, grows and develops, uses energy

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Which of these do living things NOT need for a species to survive?

• DNA/RNA
• ability to respond to change
• ability to make a permanent home
• ability to reproduce
• ability to use energy

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ability to make a permanent home

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Which characteristic of living things explains why humans sweat when hot? Options: maintaining a stable internal environment, growth and development, using energy, ability to reproduce.

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maintaining a stable internal environment

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Which characteristic of living things explains why birds fly south for the winter?

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Living things respond to their environment.

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Before a soccer game Charlie always eats a big dinner. Which characteristic of life does this fact best describe?

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living things use energy

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Which one of the following is a characteristic of life? Growth, Breathing, Expelling toxins, Photosynthesis

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Growth

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The maturation of an organism is... (Options: Growth, Development, Adaptation, Evolution)

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Development

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A molecule that contains hereditary information.

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Nucleic Acid

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An organism made up of more than one cell would be called:

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multicellular