Characteristics of Living Systems

G.R.E.E.C.H.

Growth

Parents pass on their genetic traits to their offspring through reproduction

Response to Change

Response to stimuli (e.g. climate change)

Evolution

Populations change over generations which results in more reproductive/survival success

Energy Use/Metabolism

Energy (the capacity to do work) flows through biosphere and creates order via metabolism (chem reactions in a cell)

Cells/Organization

Internal organization

Homeostasis

Stable internal conditions (e.g. pH, temperature)

(Bonus) Adaptation

Any modification that makes an organism suited to its way of life → over time, everything has become modified through natural selection + came from a common ancestor