Question

instructions: identify which characteristic of living things is being described in each of the statements below. some may be used more than once!
a. all living things contain cells. e. all living things respond to the environment.
b. all living things contain dna. f. all living things maintain homeostasis.
c. all living things obtain and use energy. g. all living things grow and develop.
d. all living things reproduce. h. all living things evolve as a population.

______1. an amoeba is a unicellular organism.
______2. when a human steps out into the cold, they shiver to keep their body’s temperature at 98.6°f.
______3. green plants produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis.
______4. an adult hydra is producing its offspring through budding.
______5. the roots of a plant grow towards a source of groundwater.
______6. over three years, tim’s height has increased from 5’4” to 5’11”.
______7. a pillbug eats a carrot.
______8. a cat has a litter of kittens.
______9. a tulip opens up in the morning at sunrise and closes up in the evening at sunset.
______10. identical twins have 99.999% of the same genes.
______11. a caterpillar hibernates in a cocoon, and emerges as a butterfly.
______12. it is thought that humans and chimpanzees once shared a common ancestor.
______13. a beaver is an organism composed of many different types of cells.
______14. a sea worm drops its tail and the tail becomes a new worm.
______15. as a sea worm is placed in freshwater, the pulse slows down in order for the worm to

Explanation:

1.

The statement is about an amoeba being unicellular (composed of one cell), so it relates to the characteristic that all living things contain cells (option A).

Shivering to maintain body temperature at 98.6°F is about maintaining a stable internal environment, which is homeostasis (option F).

Plants producing food via photosynthesis is about obtaining and using energy (option C).

Answer:

A. All living things contain cells.

2.