properties of life

properties of life is used

what is used to determine weather something is “alive or not”. Do they show charactics of life?

Biological organization/order

describes how living things are structured in a highly ordered structure starting from the smallest molecule to the largest ecosystem

homeostasis

ability to regulate to its environment ex. temp, ph levels,

metabolism

ability to capture and convert energy into a usable form ex. ATP, photosynthesis, humans digestive system

response to stimuli

a response to changes in the environment can be both internal and external ex. hunger, veering from danger, plants leaning towards light.

reproduction

an organism ability to create new individuals to ensure to continuation of its species

growth and development

genetic/DNA instruction for development in response to environmental changes creating evolutionary response in the species

evolution

adaptations over a period of time