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Living organisms, such as trees and cows, share certain characteristics of life. Which statement describes a difference in one of the characteristics of life shared by trees and cows?
One of the organisms produces asexually, the other does not.
One of the organisms responds to the environment, the other does not.
One of the organisms gets energy directly from the sun, the other does not.
One of the organisms grows and changes, but the other does not.

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One of the organisms gets energy directly from the sun, the other does not.

Reason: Trees (plants) are autotrophs that use photosynthesis to capture solar energy; cows are heterotrophs that obtain energy by eating other organisms.