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It is a way scientists can know if something is alive or not. To be considered as alive, the object must have 5 caracteristics. The 5 characteristics of all living things are:
- It must grow until it can reproduce.
- It must consume, transform and store energy. (food, air, etc...) It must grow by absorbing energy in its environ.
- It must move from the outside (walking, hunting, eating, etc. ...) and/or inside (blood circulation, digestion, etc. ...)
- It must be able to reproduce (to create entities similar to itself)
- It must be able to detect the properties of its environment and act appropriately.
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Which taxon includes the broadest characteristic?
Kingdom is the taxon that includes the broadest characteristics.
The scientific name of a non living thing?
A non-living thing does not have a scientific name because scientific names are used to classify and describe living organisms based on their characteristics and relationships. Scientific names are given to species, genera, families, and other taxonomic categories within the living world.
What is the classfication of a living thing?
It's made up of one or more living cells. (It responds to its environment, requires energy input, reproduces)
What is an entity that can get you sick invade your body but is not technically a living thing?
A virus is an example of an entity that can cause sickness by invading your body, but it is not considered a living thing because it cannot replicate or carry out metabolic processes on its own.
What is the scientific name of a single type of living thing?
The scientific name of a single type of living thing consists of a genus and a species name, known as binomial nomenclature. For example, humans are known as Homo sapiens, where "Homo" is the genus and "sapiens" is the species.
What is one characteristic all living thing share?
all living things hav a unique characteristic feature of respiration
Why is authority a necessary characteristic of a living thing?
respiration
Which is the number of characteristic that define a living thing?
4
Which characteristic of living things is not observed in all living things and which living thing does not show this characteristic?
Movement is that characterstics not shown by all living things, plants are the example of this.
What is one thing characteristic that all living things share?
all living things hav a unique characteristic feature of respiration
Why does soil not have cells?
This is because soil is not a living thing. Being made of cells is one characteristic of a living thing.
Is dying a characteristic of living things and WHY?
Yes. Its a characteristic because for something to die, it must be alive FIRST. So the organism was a living thing BEFORE dying.
What characteristic of living thing is represented by a puffball releasing millions of spores?
reproduction
Why growth is only a characteristic of living organisms?
talking about growth_it is the ability of living organisms to inrease size.Going by this definition,we see that growth is a characteristic of a living thing but not for a non living thing it is not because a non living thing can't increase in size.E.g a notebook
How does a rock grow and get bigger?
A rock cannot grow. Growth is a characteristic of a living thing.
Why do plants need sunlight which characteristic of living thing is this?
if they dont get it theyll die dah
What is a characteristic of all living thing and involves the formation of new structures in an organism?
reproduction
