EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Reproduction is not essential for the survival of an organism but it is required to prevent the species from extinction.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: The option that is not a characteristic of all living things is B) the ability to move.

Detailed explanation-3: -Living things need need air, water, food and shelter to survive. There is a difference between needs and wants. Students will be able to identify the four things that organisms need to survive. Students will realize through exploring the Nature Gardens that organisms’ needs for survival are fewer than wants.

Detailed explanation-4: -Most living things need food, water, light, temperatures within certain limits, and air. Living things have a variety of characteristics that are displayed to different degrees: they respire, move, respond to stimuli, reproduce and grow, and are dependent on their environment.

Detailed explanation-5: -Correct answer: All life forms must be able to uptake or produce energy to survive (metabolism), grow, and reproduce to propagate the species.