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Characteristics of Life
All living things…
1. Are made of cells (& cells can be organized) Into tissue, then organs etc.
2. Maintain a balance in their internal conditions called HOMEOSTASIS Organisms respire (breathe) to maintain
levels of oxygen Excretion gets rid of waste Also balance body temperature, water
balance etc.
All living things…3. Respond to their
environment Organisms
react to stimuli—heat, light, gravity, odor etc.
All living things…
4. Obtain and Use energy—METABOLISM All the reactions that “build”
and reactions that “break”
5. Grow & Develop
6. Reproduce
All living things
7. Change through time (adapt/evolve)
Important for surviving in a changing world and explains the diversity of life forms