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

use of energy to function

response to the environment

growth and change over a life cycle

1 answer

The characteristic of living things that is 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 may not reproduce during its lifetime.