Which of the following is one characteristic of all living things? (1 point)
Responses
maintaining homeostasis
maintaining homeostasis
using nerve cells to maintain temperature
using nerve cells to maintain temperature
sending cells to deliver messages in the body
sending cells to deliver messages in the body
moving from place to place
maintaining homeostasis
The characteristic of all living things is maintaining homeostasis.
The correct answer is: maintaining homeostasis.
To determine the correct response, we can consider each option and eliminate the ones that are not true for all living things.
1. Maintaining homeostasis: This is a characteristic of all living things. Homeostasis refers to the ability of an organism or a system to maintain a stable internal environment despite external changes.
2. Using nerve cells to maintain temperature: While some organisms, such as humans, use nerve cells to regulate body temperature, not all living things have nerve cells, so this is not a characteristic of all living things.
3. Sending cells to deliver messages in the body: While communication within an organism is important for many living things, not all living things have cells that deliver messages to other cells, so this is not a characteristic of all living things.
4. Moving from place to place: This is a characteristic of some living things but not all. While animals have the ability to move, there are many organisms such as plants or microorganisms that cannot move from place to place.
Therefore, the only characteristic that is true for all living things is maintaining homeostasis, making it the correct answer.