Exploring the Characteristics of Living Things

The video explores the definition and characteristics of life, highlighting the seven key life processes: movement, sensitivity, respiration, nutrition, growth, excretion, and reproduction. It discusses how organisms, including humans, adapt to their environments to survive. The video also emphasizes the unique adaptations of the human hand and concludes with a reflection on the characteristics of living things.

What are the basic needs of humans and other animals?

• Sleeping, running, and jumping

• Talking, reading, and writing

• Flying, swimming, and diving

• Eating, breathing, and growing

Which of the following is NOT one of the seven key life processes?

• Movement

• Communication

• Sensitivity

• Respiration

How do green plants respond to sunlight?

• They grow towards it

• They grow away from it

• They stop growing

• They change color

What is the process by which green plants produce their own food?

• Photosynthesis

• Fermentation

• Respiration

• Digestion

Which of the following is an example of asexual reproduction?

• A plant growing from a seed

• A microbe dividing into two

• A sperm cell fertilizing an egg cell

• A bird laying an egg

Why is excretion important for living organisms?

• It helps them grow

• It helps them move

• It removes harmful byproducts

• It allows them to reproduce

Where have living organisms been found?

• Only in tropical regions

• In the highest levels of the atmosphere and the deepest parts of the ocean

• Only on land

• Only in water

What adaptation allows dolphins to withstand underwater pressure?

• Larger lungs

• A collapsible rib cage

• Extra oxygen in their blood

• Stronger bones

What is one of the most sophisticated instruments in nature developed by humans?

• The heart

• The hand

• The eye

• The brain

What is the human hand capable of?

• Both brute force and incredible finesse

• Neither brute force nor finesse

• Only brute force

• Only finesse