2.1 Characteristics of living organisms

2.1 Characteristics of living organisms

How do you know when something is alive?

Open Ended

What do you mean by non living organisms?

Open Ended

What do you mean by living organisms?

Seven characteristics of living organisms:

• Nutrition 

• Growth

• Movement

• Sensitivity

• Excretion

• Reproduction

• Respiration

Multiple Select

Bears eat meat. Bears are living things.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Flowers produce seed for reproduction. Flowers are living things.

• True

• False

• Maybe

Multiple Select

Tarsiers are sensitive with light. Tarsiers are nonliving things.

• True

• False

• Maybe

Multiple Select

Fungus grow on trees. Fungus are living things.

• True

• False

• Maybe

Multiple Select

Soil is an example of non-living things.

• True

• False

• Maybe

Multiple Select

Light is an example of living things.

• True

• False

• Maybe

Multiple Select

Cars can move. They use fuel and produce exhaust gas. Cars are living things.

• True

• False

• Maybe

Open Ended

What makes a car similar from a living organism?

Open Ended

What makes a car different from living organism?