Characteristics of Living Things Directions: identify which characteristic of living things is being described in each of the following statements below. Some may be used more than one time! A. All living things contain cells. B. All living things contain DNA. C. All living things obtain and use energy. D. All living things reproduce. E. All living things respond to stimuli. F. All living things maintain and internal balance G. All living things grow and develop. H. All living things evolve helpful traits as a population over time 1. My puppy gained 5 pounds in one month. 2. Our dog had a litter of puppies yesterday. 3. Students who play sports in high school have better skills and coordination than middle school students. C4. Eat a good breakfast and you'll be able to run faster and longer. E 5. When my dog heard fireworks, he began to whimper and cry. 6. Fish, over many millions of years, have become perfectly designed to live in water. ollay bas 7. Single-celled organisms live in the pond behind our school. 8. Your body normally maintains a temperature of 98.6°F. 9. A giraffe uses its long neck to eat from the highest branches of a tree. 10. Samples were gathered at a crime scene in a hope to be able to identify the criminal. 11. Most plants produce sone type of seed. 12. Bacterial populations can double every 15 minutes in ideal conditions. 13. Caterpillars form a cocoon and eventually emerge as a moth or butterfly. 14. Blood sugar should be somewhere between 80-100 dl/mg. 15. Cactus are one of the few plants capable of surviving in a desert environment.

Skill 1: Applying The Scientific Method Science is the pursuit and application of knowledge to understanding of the natural world by following a systematic methodology based on evidence. The scientific method is an approach to gaining insights about the way nature works by creating and testing scientific hypotheses. A hypothesis is a proposed testable explanation of a natural phenomenon, usually based on prior knowledge and original observations. A hypothesis forms a basis of predictions regarding properties or behavior of a natural ei system under study. Once formulated, the predictions are tested by a carefully designed experiment, additional observations, or simulations, and the merits of the hypothesis are evaluated in light of the data. The hypothesis is falsified when data of differ from the predictions and, consequently, it is either modified or rejected. The modified hypothesis is then retested, further modified iteratively, until its predictions Sys are consistent with the…

Based on Mean Genes book, detail at least 5 ways or situations in which biology influences our decisions as buyers, sellers, consumers, producers, investors, managers or employees.Detail each fully.