Read in the DOL Resources book, p. 21-23.  Answer these questions with complete sentences.

1.  What are the first things we usually recognize as living?

2.  What is an organism?

3.  Why is it not always easy to tell that plants are alive?

4.  What is the difference between living, nonliving, and dead?  Include examples in your explanation.

5.  What are the four basic needs of all living organisms? (Look for bold words.)

6.  What functions are performed by all living organisms? (What do organisms do?)