It is easy to decide whether most objects are living or not. A brick is obviously not living and has never been alive. A dog running around is obviously alive. But what about a leaf that has fallen from a tree? To answer a question like this we need to think about what all living things must do to be alive.
All living things must carry out seven processes to stay alive.
1. All living things obtain energy from their food by a process called RESPIRATION.
2. All living things obtain food by a process called NUTRITION.
3. All living things rid themselves of waste materials by a process called
EXCRETION.
4. GROWTH is another important function of living things. All living things grow.
5. All living things respond to their environment. They therefore require
SENSITIVITY.
6. All living things move. MOVEMENT is an important part of life.
7. All living things get old and die. Replacements are made by the process of REPRODUCTION.
Several contributors have given good answers below.
All living things:
1. Cells - All living things have cells; cells are the building blocks of life.
2. Metabolism - All living things eat, drink, breathe and excrete.
3. Growth - All living things take in material from the environment to enlarge.
4. Reproduction - All living things are able to produce a copy of themselves.
5. Irritability - All living things are able to react to a change in their environment.
6. Adaptation - All living things are able to compete with each other for food and space to survive.
7. Movement - All living things are able to move.
Could also be:
The characteristics of life are as follows:
1) Must be made up of cells
2) Must be able to metabolize
3) Must react to stimuli
4) Must evolve
5) Must be able to grow
6) Must maintain homeostasis
7) must be able to reproduce
1. Life has organization.
As an organism lives, it maintains its organization by using different processes. Living organisms are organized from the simplest to the most complex. Atoms make up molecules. Molecules make up cell organelles. Cell organelles make up cells. Cells make up tissues. Tissues make up organs. Organs make up organ systems, and organ systems make up an organism. The way these are arranged determines the type of organism produced.
2. Life needs to acquire energy.
Living things must acquire nutrients so that they can be used to build and maintain the structures of an organism. Energy is needed to maintain the work done by the organism.
3. Homeostasis.
The internal environment stays the same despite an ever changing external environment.
4. Respond to stimuli.
An organism responds to stimuli by moving. These behaviors are done to minimize injury, to reproduce, and to gather a food source. All living things interact with the external surroundings.
5. Must be able to reproduce.
Organisms must be able to pass on the organism's hereditary information.
6. Must be able to grow and develop.
Organisms increase in size and the number of cells they possess. Human development includes all changes that take place from birth to death. The parts of an organism and their arrangement are related to the function.
7. Adaptions.
These are changes to an organism so that it is best suited to its own environment.
have cells that make the physical basis of life namely protoplasm. Living organisms obtain simple molecules from their surrounding environment, convert them into complex protoplasmic constituents thereby increasing in size and complexity. This phenomenon is called intrasusception (internal growth). Living organisms are capable of utilising, transferring or transforming energy to carry on various life processes. Living organisms have the capacity to produce young ones of their kind. This property is called reproduction. Living organisms show a complex array of biochemical processes, collectively known as metabolism. These activities may be synthetic in nature involving the formation of an organic compound (anabolism) or of destructive nature, involving the breakdown of an organic compound (catabolism). Living organisms exhibit various mechanisms for maintaining a constant state. Living organisms show adaptations to their surrounding environment. Living organisms exhibit the capacity to respond to a stimulus. This property is called as irritability. Living organisms are modified in such a way as to perfectly adapt themselves to the environment in which they live.
what are the characteristics of non living things
Ability to move independently and ability to reproduce.
Two characteristics of living things are the ability to grow and develop, as well as the ability to respond to stimuli from their environment.
You can determine if something is living or nonliving by these simple things: 1. They have to be able to reproduce, either asexually or sexually. 2. They have to be able to respond to stimuli. 3. They have to have cells, either as a unicellular organism or as a multicellular organism. 4. They have to grow and develop. 5. They have to have homeostasis. This means that they can maintain their own body temperature. Think of this as a thermometer for the body. 6. The last thing is that all living things also have to be able to do is move.
The six characteristics of living things are: *cellular organization *contains chemicals such as, water, carbs, proteins, lipids, and/or nucleic acid *use of energy *responds to its surroundings *grows and develops *can reproduce
There are 7 characteristics that define living things. Some of them are the presence of cells, the ability to reproduce, and the fact that they can grow.
There are 7 characteristics that define living things. Some of them are the presence of cells, the ability to reproduce, and the fact that they can grow.
Living things share all of the following characteristics except _____.
They feed and they reproduce these are characteristics of living things
CEGRRA is the 6 characteristics of life. Most people say there are 7 characteristics of life. The 7th is that all living things move, but that is not true. A tree is living but it doesn't move. Anyways.....CEGRRA means:Cells are in every living thingEnergy is needed for every living thingGrow is what all living things doRespond to the environmentReproduce is what all living things do to keep from extinctionAdapt to the environment
Observable characteristics of living things include growth, reproduction, response to stimuli, metabolism, and the ability to adapt to their environment. These characteristics help distinguish living organisms from non-living objects.
There are 7 things that all living things do: # Take in and use gases # Produce waste # Reproduce # Grow # Respond to stimuli # Take in and use energy # Move
non living things
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Six characteristics of living thingsReproductionContain similair chemicalsResponds to surroundingsGrowth and DevelopmentCellular OrginizationEnergyFour things living organisms needWaterStable Internal ConditionsLiving SpaceEnergy
1.Respiration 2.Excretion 3.Growth 4.Movement These are 4 of the 7 characteristics of living things. You can look up the rest if you want.
The six characteristics of a living organism are organization, metabolism, growth, adaptation, response to stimuli, and reproduction. These characteristics help distinguish living organisms from non-living things.