Jamie notices some small objects floating at the bottom of a sample of pond water he collected. He is trying to decide if these objects are living. He drops a small amount of alcohol nearby, and the objects move in the opposite direction. What characteristic of living things is Jamie testing

Irritability

Explanation:

Living things have been said to contain or possess certain characteristics that qualifies them to be "LIVING". These characteristics include; movement, respiration, growth, irritability, reproduction etc. The characteristics described in this question is IRRITABILITY.

IRRITABILITY is the ability of a living thing to respond to external or internal stimulus. In this case where Jamie drops a small amount of alcohol nearby a sample of pond water he collected, he notices that the small objects move towards the opposite side. This means that the objects are RESPONDING to a stimuli, which is the ALCOHOL in this case. Hence, irritability is the characteristics being tested.

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