Understanding Living, Nonliving, and Dead Things

What is the acronym used to remember the seven main characteristics of living things?

• MRS. GREEN

• LIFE CYCLE

• BIOLOGY

• CELLULAR

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

• They are made up of cells.

• They can be material objects like sand or clouds.

• They have never been alive.

• They lack the seven characteristics of living things.

Which of the following is an example of a nonliving thing?

• A tree

• A peacock

• A cloud

• A bacterium

What distinguishes dead things from nonliving things?

• Dead things have never been alive.

• Dead things are not made up of cells.

• Dead things exhibit the seven characteristics of living things.

• Dead things were once alive.

Which of the following is an example of a dead thing?

• A living plant

• A detached flower

• A cloud

• A mineral