Exploring the Seven Characteristics of Life

The video explores the distinction between living and non-living things, using a walk in the park as a metaphor. It defines life through seven characteristics: growth, reproduction, response to environment, energy use, homeostasis, cellular organization, and DNA. Trees are used as an example of living things, while a creek is used to illustrate non-living things.

What natural elements are mentioned as part of the park walk?

• Mountains and rivers

• Trees and flowers

• Oceans and beaches

• Deserts and cacti

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of living things?

• Ability to reproduce

• Ability to float

• Made up of cells

• Use of energy

How do trees respond to their environment?

• By producing sound

• By changing color

• By moving to a new location

• By growing towards light

What do trees use to make their own sugars?

• Sunlight

• Soil

• Water

• Air

What would you see if you zoomed in on a leaf with a microscope?

• Tiny individual units called cells

• Tiny individual units called atoms

• No structure at all

• A single large cell

Which of the following is true about the creek?

• It contains DNA

• It can reproduce

• It is made up of cells

• It can change size due to rainfall

What is one reason water is considered non-living?

• It can flow

• It is found in nature

• It does not contain DNA

• It can change size