Question

1. a ____________ is a quality or feature of a person or thing.
2. which living things grow? ____________
3. what important characteristics do all organisms share?

a. ____________
b. ____________
c. ____________
d. ____________
e. ____________

1. all living things must have __________ and __________ to survive.
2. plants make their own food by taking in __________ from the ground and __________ from the air.
3. the suns energy is used to change water and carbon dioxide into ____________.
4. reproducing from two parents is called ____________.
5. reproducing with only one parent with the organism making a copy of itself, then dividing in half is called ____________.
6. everything that surrounds you makes up your ____________.
7. for green turtles cooler nests produce __________ while warmer nests produce __________.

Explanation:

1. A characteristic is a quality or feature of a person or thing.
2. All living things grow. This includes plants, animals, fungi, bacteria etc.
3. All organisms share important characteristics such as being made of cells, having a metabolism, growing, reproducing, responding to stimuli and maintaining homeostasis.
4. All living things must have food and water to survive. These are essential for metabolic processes.
5. Plants make their own food by taking in water and nutrients from the ground and carbon - dioxide from the air.
6. The sun's energy is used to change water and carbon dioxide into glucose (a type of sugar) and oxygen during photosynthesis.
7. Reproducing from two parents is called sexual reproduction.
8. Reproducing with only one parent with the organism making a copy of itself and then dividing in half is called asexual reproduction (binary fission in some single - celled organisms).
9. Everything that surrounds you makes up your environment.
10. For green turtles, cooler nests produce more males while warmer nests produce more females.

Answer:

1. characteristic
2. All living things (plants, animals, fungi, bacteria etc.)
3. a. made of cells; b. have a metabolism; c. grow; d. reproduce; e. respond to stimuli; maintain homeostasis
4. food; water
5. water and nutrients; carbon - dioxide
6. glucose and oxygen
7. sexual reproduction
8. asexual reproduction (binary fission)
9. environment
10. more males; more females