1. What are its key physical characteristics? This includes things like its shape, size, color, body parts, and internal structures. For example, does it have fur, scales, or feathers? Does it have wings or legs? How many body segments does it have?
2. How does it obtain food and energy? Is it a producer (like a plant), a consumer (like an animal), or a decomposer (like a fungus)? What does it eat? How does it digest its food?
3. How does it reproduce? Does it reproduce sexually or asexually? Does it lay eggs or give birth to live young? What are its offspring like?
These questions help scientists understand the organism's place in the tree of life and how it relates to other organisms.
