Living Things

What do adaptations help animals do?

• get food, reproduce, sleep
• get food, reproduce, move, and/or protect themselves
• trick other animals

How plants that live in very dry environments survive?

• They do not need water
• They make their own water
• They store water in leaves and roots
• They absorb water from the air

The characteristic of life that lets an organisms get larger, older or change form during a life cycle is

• reproduce
• excrete
• grow
• respond

How many characteristics do all living things have to have?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

Which characteristic of living things is responsible for excrete waste through the skin?

• growth

• reproduce

• respire

• excrete

Any living thing is called a _____________.

• organism

• cell

• matter

• atom

All of the following are living things EXCEPT__________.

• sunflower

• earthworm

• Bacteria

• Battery

Which characteristic of living things is represented in the picture?

• Respond to stimuli

• Grow and develop

• Evolution

• Made of cells

Which characteristic of living things is represented in the picture?

• Share similar chemicals

• Grows and develops

• Responds to stimuli

• Evolves (as a population)

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic 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.