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What are six characteristics that all living things have?
1. Organized, made of cells
2. Grow and develop
3. Need energy
4. Reproduce
5. Change – adapt and evolve
6. Respond to stimulus
Each statement below is an example of one characteristic of living things. Write the characteristic with the
corresponding example.
A person sweats when hot and shivers when cold Respond to stimulus
Some birds can lay 15 eggs. Reproduce
A cactus is able to live in the desert with very little water. Adapt and evolve
A child is 5 centimeters taller in a year Grow and develop
Carnivores, like lions, eat meat to survive. Energy
Nerve, muscle, and skin are part of the human body Cell and organized
The life cycle of a frog moves from egg, larvae, and then adult frog. Grow and develop
Plants grow toward sunlight. Respond to stimulus
Pollen is carried from flower to flower. reproduce
Plants have a root, stem, and leaves. Made of cells, organized
Chlorophyll in plant cells “capture” sunlight energy
Some insects look like leaves to blend in and avoid predators adapt and evolve