Characteristics of Living Things

Identify all of the following that are nonliving.

• Rock

• Oxygen

• Bacteria

• Battery

Identify all of the following that are living.

• Volcano

• Tree

• Sun

• Fungus

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Which characteristic of living things is represented in the picture?

• Respond to stimuli

• Grow and develop

• Evolution

• Made of cells

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Which characteristic of living things is represented in the picture?

• Share similar chemicals

• Grows and develops

• Responds to stimuli

• Evolves (as a population)

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Identify the characteristic: When a dog is too hot, he will sweat through his paws and pant to cool himself down.

• Reproduce

• Made of cells

• Share similar chemicals

• Homeostasis

Identify the characteristic: Some organisms are unicellular and simple, while others are more complex and multicellular.

• Evolution

• Made of cells

• Homeostasis

• Reproduce

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In order to be considered living an organism must have

• blood
• cells
• brains
• hair

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Any living thing is called an

• organ
• organization
• organism

This picture is a good example of

• Growth
• Development
• Organelle
• Cell

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Which one of these is NOT one of the characteristics of living things?

• All living things drink water.
• All living things are composed of one or more cells.
• All living things grow develop and have life spans.
• All living things reproduce.

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