Characteristics of Life

Over three years, Tim's height has increased from 5'4" to 5'11".

• All living things contain cells
• All living things maintain homeostasis
• All living things use energy
• All living things grow

YOU are a multi-celled organism but an amoeba is a single celled organism.

• All living things have cells
• All living things grow
• All living things use energy
• All living things respond to their environment

The basic unit of life is called a (n)

• atom
• compound
• cell
• energy

A woman screams at the sound of thunder. This is an example of

• reproducing

• doing cellular respiration

• having cells

• responding to her environment

Living things do all of the following except:

• Respond to stimulus
• Grow and develop
• maintain homeostasis
• They do not change

Living things need energy to survive?

• True
• False

Living things respond to heat, light, and sound.  This means they respond to:

• stimuli/ environment
• suction
• Dr. Suess
• digestion

When something gets bigger or larger this is called?

• height

• development

• growth

• fat

What does reproduce mean?

• They grow
• They are living things
• Organisms make other organisms

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Which of the following do living things not need to survive?

• DNA
• Respond to change
• permanent home
• they reproduce