Living Vs Nonliving Things

Front

What is an organism?

Back

Something that is or was alive and made of cells.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Front

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

Back

Excretion

Front

What does the behavior of snails moving into their shell when touched and sunflowers turning to face the sun tell you about living things?

Back

Living things sense, respond, and react to their environment.

Front

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

Back

Growth

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Front

What characteristic of life is described by living things getting nutrients by eating or making their own food?

Back

Nutrition

Front

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

Back

reproduce

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Front

What is the process where an organism takes in gas and releases gas (ex. breathing lungs in humans or stomata openings on leaves)?

Back

Respiration

Front

Why is a rock moving down a flowing river not considered a living thing?

Back

It did not move on its own.

Front

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

Back

All of them

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Front

Are paper, pencils, tables, and chairs considered living or nonliving?

Back

nonliving