Question

a lion eating a zebra is an example of which characteristic of life? having cells responding to the environment using energy growing and developing

Explanation:

Living organisms need energy to survive, and one way they obtain and use energy is through consuming food. A lion eating a zebra is the lion taking in food (the zebra) to get energy for its life processes, which relates to the characteristic of "using energy" (or more specifically, obtaining and using energy, which is part of the broader idea of using energy for life functions like growth, repair, movement, etc.). The other options: "having cells" is about the structural unit of life, not about eating; "responding to the environment" would be like a lion reacting to a threat or a change in its surroundings, not eating; "growing and developing" is about increasing in size or maturing, not about the act of eating for energy. So the correct characteristic here is using energy.

Answer:

using energy (the option corresponding to "using energy" among the given choices, e.g., if the options are labeled as, say, A. having cells, B. responding to the environment, C. using energy, D. growing and developing, then the answer would be C. using energy)