Characteristics of Life

Homeostasis/regulation

A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state; the regulation of any aspect of body chemistry, such as blood glucose, around a particular level

Reproduction

the process of producing offspring

organization

orderly structure shown by living things, such as cells are organized into tissues and tissues into organs.

Respond to environment

A plant will bend towards sunlight

Growth

increase in size

developement

the process of change that occurs during an organism's life to produce a more complex organism

Need energy

gain energy from food, the sun and other energy sources

Adaptation

A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce