OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
ECOLOGY
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Question
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Moving
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Flying
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Have definite forms and limited size
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Make their own food by photosynthesis
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is the term used to define this characteristic? Solution: All living beings as well as non-living things have definite shape and size. Living things can undergo changes in their shape and size and hence are called morphous. Non-living things do not have this ability and hence are called amorphous.
Detailed explanation-2: -Characteristics of Living Things A unique ability to reproduce, ability to grow, ability to metabolize, ability to respond to stimuli, ability to adapt to the environment, ability to move, and last but not least an ability to respire.
Detailed explanation-3: -Big Ideas: All living things have certain traits in common: Cellular organization, the ability to reproduce, growth & development, energy use, homeostasis, response to their environment, and the ability to adapt. Living things will exhibit all of these traits.
Detailed explanation-4: -These characteristics are reproduction, heredity, cellular organization, growth and development, response to stimuli, adaptation through evolution, homeostasis, and metabolism. Something must have all 8 of these traits to be considered a living thing.