Characteristics of Living Things Worksheet - Biology CP

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CharacteristicsofLivingThingsWorksheet

Directions:Identifywhichcharacteristicoflivingthingsisbeingdescribedineachofthe

statementsbelow.Somemaybeusedmorethanonce!

A.Alllivingthingscontaincells.

F.Alllivingthingsmaintainaninternal

B.AlllivingthingscontainDNA.

balance.

C.Alllivingthingsobtainanduseenergy.

G.Alllivingthingsgrowanddevelop.

D.Alllivingthingsreproduce.

H.Alllivingthingsevolveasapopulation.

E.Alllivingthingsrespondtostimuli.

_____1.Anamoebaisaunicellularorganism. _____2.Whenahumanstepsoutintothecoldair,thebodybeginstoshiverinordertokeep

itstemperatureat98.6degreesFahrenheit. _____3.Greenplantsproducetheirownfoodthroughtheprocessofphotosynthesis. _____4.Anadulthydraisproducingitsoffspringthroughbudding. _____5.Therootsofaplantgrowtowardsasourceofgroundwater. _____6.Overthreeyears,Tim'sheighthasincreasedfrom5'4"to5'11". _____7.Apillbugeatsacarrot. _____8.Ababysongbirdhatchesfromitseggwithbothparentsongbirdswatching. _____9.Atulipopensupinthemorningatsunriseandclosesupintheeveningatsunset. _____10.Identicaltwinshave99.999%ofthesamegenes. _____11.Acaterpillarhibernatesinacocoon,andemergesasabutterfly. _____12.Itisthoughtthathumansandchimpanzeesoncesharedacommonancestor. _____13.Abeaverisanorganismcomposedofmanydifferenttypesofcells. _____14.Aseawormdropsitstailandthetailbecomesanewworm. ______15.Asaseawormisplacedinfreshwater,thepulseslowsdowninorderforthe wormtoconserveenergy.

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