The Martian and the Car Narty Martian was sent to Earth by the Martian government to find life. While on Earth, Marty captured a car and brought to back to Mars.
He thought he'd found a good example of life on Earth! The Martian government does not believe that the car Marty brought back is alive.
Marty must stand trial for failing to perform his Martian duties. At the trial, Marty spoke in his defense. This is the evidence he presented:
"I first saw these life forms rolling along roads in great numbers. They were giving off thick clouds of poisonous waste as they moved.
They seemed to exhibit herding behaviors, as many of the cars moved in the same direction. They appeared to have a great amount
of energy-some of them moved faster than 60 mph. When one of these life forms stopped or slowed down, the others behind it
responded by doing the same thing. They slowed down and gave off a reddish light from the back, and sometimes they would make
honking noises. I also observed that they would stop to feed on a liquid substance."
Directions: Write a summary as if you were the Martian prosecutor in this case. Explain why Marty's evidence is faulty and incorrect. Make a
checklist below to ensure that you address EACH characteristic of life in your rebuttal of Marty's evidence. In other words, why is Marty
wrong? Use complete sentence and include details.
Checklist (Be sure to address EACH characteristic in your summaryl)
Characteristic
DNA
Characteristic
Organization
Stimulus Response
Growth and Development
Homeostas
Energy
Adaptation
Reproduction
Completely answer the prompt and then return to reply to at least 2 classmates.