ESSAY QUIZ DESCRIBE THE 6 CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING THINGS On a clean piece of notepaper: DESCRIBE THE 6 CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING THINGS

DESCRIBE THE 6 CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING THINGS Living things have cells Living things sense and respond to change: Anything in the environment that can cause a response is a STIMULUS HOMEOSTASIS is maintaining a stable internal environment when the outside environment changes. (Warm-blooded by shivering or sweating, Cold-blooded by changing environments)

3. Living thing reproduce: Sexual reproduction: 2 parents, offspring have characteristics of both parents. Most plants & animals. Asexual reproduction: 1 parent, offspring identical to parent. Most single-celled organisms. 4. Living things have DNA

Living things use energy: Activities use energy. The chemical activities that an organism performs is it’s METABOLISM. 6. Living things grow and develop All living things go through their own life stages.