Characteristics of Living Things

Just how similar are the living things shown here? What do they have in common?

How do we know if something is alive? We could ask Cookie Monster.

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Now that we are aware of some of the characteristics of living things, let's take a closer look. List the characteristics of living things you can see in each video linked below as you observe a variety of cells from different organisms.

Caenorhabditis elegans

Sea Urchins

Blood Cells

Elodea densa

Stem Cells

Amoeba proteus

Zebrafish