There are 5 characteristics that make living things different from nonliving things. Write the characteristics below.

  1. ______4. ______
  2. ______5. ______
  3. ______

Fill the left table with the life characteristic referred to the statement on the right.

An earthworm turns away from light
A bean seed produces a bean plant
A student works math problems
A person breathes out carbon dioxide
You become thirsty after exercise
A green plant grows in the direction of sunlight
The average American female lives 74 years
A caterpillar eats the leaves of a plant
A plant wilts and dies from drying out
A hummingbird can hover like a helicopter
Cats mate and produce kittens
A runner becomes hot during a race
A cottontail rabbit may live for eight years
Fireflies produce flashes of light
A bear hibernates when it is cold

Directions:Identify which characteristic of living things is being described in each ofthe statements below. Some may be used more than once.

  1. All living things contain cellsF. All living things maintain an

internal balance

  1. All living things contain DNAG. All living things grow and develop
  2. All living things obtain and use energyH. All living things evolve as a

population

  1. All living things reproduce
  2. All living things respond to stimuli

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