Question

How do you know if something is alive? Describe some of the characteristics of living things.
2. Humans, plants and mushrooms are all alive. What do these organisms have in common?


Answer is one sentence each in a 8 grader response

Answer 1

1) You can tell something is alive if it is made of cells, grows, reproduces, uses energy, and responds to its environment.
2) Humans, plants, and mushrooms all have cells, need energy, grow and reproduce, and respond to their surroundings.