Living Vs Nonliving Things

What do you call the process where the organism becomes larger?

• Growth

• Respiration

• Movement

• Excretion

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

An organism is...

• something made of atoms.

• something that was never alive and never will be alive.

• something that is or was alive and made of cells.

• something that moves.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

A robot can move, respond to stimuli in their environment, can build another robot, and get energy by charging their batteries.

A robot is ....

• Living

• Non-living

• Dead

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

All living things can _____. Some lay eggs, some have babies, some produce seeds, and some divide to make an identical clone.

• reproduce

• grow

• move

• excrete

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Being able to remove waste is a characteristic of life (Ex. Humans breathing out CO₂ or going to the restroom). We call this characteristic _____.

• Sensitivity

• Respiration

• Nutrition

• Excretion

How many characteristics of life must an organism have to be considered a living thing?

• All of them

• Some of them

• At least three

• At least one.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Nonliving and dead mean the same thing...

• True

• False

Zombies aren't real. In movies they are people who get a virus, die, and come back to life to hunt for brains to eat. They used to be alive. Would they be considered living or nonliving?

• Living

• Nonliving

What do viruses need to survive?

• Water and O2

• Sunlight and CO2

• A host cell to invade

• A warm moist environment

Paper, pencils, tables, and chairs are made out of wood but they are a special situation because they are processed. Are they considered living or nonliving?

• living

• nonliving