Characteristics of Living Things

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What is a characteristic of living things that involves reacting to changes in the environment?

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Living things respond to stimuli.

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True or false: All living things are made of cells.

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True.

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Living things can be made of how many cells?

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Can be made of one or many cells.

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What is the term used to describe any living thing?

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Organism.

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What evidence supports that a virus is a living thing?

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It can multiply or reproduce inside of a host.

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What are the basic building blocks of all living things?

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Cells.

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What process do living things undergo to increase in size and complexity?

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Growth and development.

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What is the ability of living things to produce offspring called?

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Reproduction.

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What do we call the changes that occur in living things over time?

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Evolution.

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What is the term for the maintenance of stable internal conditions in living organisms?

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Homeostasis.