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What are the 7 characteristics of life?

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Covers seven characteristics shared by all living organisms.

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#1 : All living things are made up of cells (organized) 

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#1 : All living things are made up of cells (organized) 

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All  living things are made up of either one or many cells. The cells can be found in the tissue of the organism.  Cells are the smallest living unit in an  organism.
Example:
Algae is a unicellular organism.
Slime molds are multi-cellular.

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Cell theory states that living things are composed of one or more cells, that the cell is the basic unit of life, and that cells arise from existing cells. Read more about cell theory in the Boundless open textbook.

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#2: Living Things Can Maintain Homeostasis. 

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#2: Living Things Can Maintain Homeostasis. 

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Homeostasis is the ability to maintain internal balance.
Example:
When an individual is healthy, his or her body temperature retains a temperature 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. The body can control temperature by making or releasing heat.

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#3: Living Things Respond to the Environment

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#3: Living Things Respond to the Environment

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Organisms adapt to their environment.
Example:
Bears go hibernating.

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Growth is the progressive increase in the size of a child or parts of a child's body. Development is progressive acquisition of various skills such as head support, talking, and showing feelings.
Example:
When we grow up our talking gets better.

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The passage of biological traits or characteristics from parent to offspring through genes.
Example:
I get my chin from my dad.

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The complex of physical and chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism that are necessary for maintenance of life.
Example:
Molecules broken down to produce energy.

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The sexual or asexual process by which organisms generate new individuals of the same kind.
Example:
Mo cub and her babies.