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What are seven characteristics that all living things share?

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Some students have asked for further examples of what we are covering, so I have provided these examples. They are meant as a supplement to the lecture and the reading, not as a substitute for them. No questions will be pulled directly from these examples, but they are examples of material that we have covered.

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Info: All living things are made up of cells. Some living things are made up of one cell which are called unicellular organisms and others are made with many cells which are multi-cellular organisms

Example: Humans are multi-cellular
Bacteria is unicellular

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Info: Living things make changes to keep their internal environment within a certain narrow range.

Example: Shivering on a cold day to to keep the body warm

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Info: All living things respond to their environment

Example: Animals adapting to their new homes

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Info: Reproduction of a species is essential for the survival of the species.

Example: Parents making a baby and the baby has a child when he/she grows up.

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Info: All living things take in food to produce energy for maintenance and growth in the metabolism

Example: Consuming food that is broken down, needed for energy

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Info: All living things grow and develop. An organism grows as the number of cells in the organism increase.

Example: A tree growing in size over time

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Info: All living things share heredity because it determines the traits in which whom they get their traits from.

Example: DNA, Eye color from Mom or Dad