1. What traits do most living things have in common?
Most living things have to have energy in order to grow. They need food and water. Most living things have cells and DNA. They have to grow and reproduce. They have to maintain homeostasis. Most living things have to adapt and respond to their environment. 2.What is the difference between a non living specimen and one that you considered dead? I consider a non living item to be something that has never been alive. Examples of nonliving items are rocks and metal. They can’t be dead because they were never living. A dead specimen is something that once had living traits but is now not alive. 3.Pick a specimen from the lab that you characterized as “non living” and argue it is living. Be sure to use what you have learned about the characteristics of living things as part of your argument. Therefore, include characteristics that this non living specimen …show more content…
It was once attached to a living specimen that was a tree but it is not living. It has some of the same traits as something living. Banana’s have cells and DNA. It is not living because it now does not need water or energy. Banana’s cannot reproduce on their own. 4. Imagine you find an object with the following characteristics: it gets larger, it moves, it does not require food.
Would you consider it alive? Why or why not?
If an object gets larger and it moves it has to get some source of energy. So I believe it is a non living specimen because all living things need energy. 5. Viruses are made up of the carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus. However, when left alone they can’t reproduce. Only when they infect other organisms can they make more of their own kind. Should viruses be considered living? Why or why not?
I don’t think it should be considered living because it is only alive when it has a host. They cannot reproduce on their own therefore it’s not a living
Most living things have to have energy in order to grow. They need food and water. Most living things have cells and DNA. They have to grow and reproduce. They have to maintain homeostasis. Most living things have to adapt and respond to their environment. 2.What is the difference between a non living specimen and one that you considered dead? I consider a non living item to be something that has never been alive. Examples of nonliving items are rocks and metal. They can’t be dead because they were never living. A dead specimen is something that once had living traits but is now not alive. 3.Pick a specimen from the lab that you characterized as “non living” and argue it is living. Be sure to use what you have learned about the characteristics of living things as part of your argument. Therefore, include characteristics that this non living specimen …show more content…
It was once attached to a living specimen that was a tree but it is not living. It has some of the same traits as something living. Banana’s have cells and DNA. It is not living because it now does not need water or energy. Banana’s cannot reproduce on their own. 4. Imagine you find an object with the following characteristics: it gets larger, it moves, it does not require food.
Would you consider it alive? Why or why not?
If an object gets larger and it moves it has to get some source of energy. So I believe it is a non living specimen because all living things need energy. 5. Viruses are made up of the carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus. However, when left alone they can’t reproduce. Only when they infect other organisms can they make more of their own kind. Should viruses be considered living? Why or why not?
I don’t think it should be considered living because it is only alive when it has a host. They cannot reproduce on their own therefore it’s not a living