Characteristics of Life

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All Living tHings Are Composed Of:

1.)

Cells

UniCellular

MultiCellular

1b).AND…All living

things are highly organized

At the Cellular level:

At the

Molecular

level:

2).

All living thingsuse energy

Metabolism

The sum of all reactions that take in and transform energy from the environment

3).

Homeostasis

Stable Interior Conditions

4).Go through the Process ofGrowth and Development

cell Division

5).Response to a stimulus (physical or chemical change in the environment)

6).

REPRODUCTION

Asexual

sexual

Not essential for survival of an organism

essential for thesurvival of a species

7).Change over time

Autotroph

Heterotroph