Question

Of the five characteristics of living things, which one is required for the species to survive but does not have to apply to an individual?(1 point)
Responses

reproduction
reproduction

use of energy to function
use of energy to function

response to the environment
response to the environment

growth and change over a life cycle

Answer 1

The characteristic required for the species to survive but does not have to apply to an individual is **reproduction**. Reproduction is essential for the continuation of a species, but an individual organism does not need to reproduce to survive during its own lifetime.