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- Genetic code -- DNA or RNA; copies passed down from parents to offspring.
- Grows & develops -- Ex. Seed to Plant or Egg&sperm to fetus to infant to child to adult.
- Responds to stimuli -- signal that causes a response.
- Reproduce -- Produce new organism; sexually: 2 parents mate to form new organism. and Asexually: Single organism produce identical offspring by itself.
- Homeostasis -- stable internal environment.
- Use material & energy -- Take in materials to help you grow, develop & reproduce.
- Made up of cell(s) -- smallest unit of life.
- Evolve -- Species changing over a long period of time. changes happen over hundreds or thousands of years.
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Why does a cell alive but not its parts?
why is a cell alive but not its parts? well, all living things are made of cells. that's one requirement for being alive. if a part makes a cell, it is not made out of cells. it's like me asking why a wall is not a country.
What are non living things not made of?
most of them are actually made of metal, cloth, rubber, leather and plastic Under non-living things, there are two groups: 1) Once Alive 2) Never Alive Once alive are things that are from alive things such as the skin of the snake used to make a handbag. The snake skin is a non-living thing but it was classified under once alive. Never alive are things such as some diamonds, minerals that are extracted from the ground. They are not alive, not even from where they are extracted. That is never alive.
Is the Protein alive?
Proteins are not of themselves alive. However, proteins are the building blocks of all living things.
Are nutrients alive?
Although some nutrients are only created by living things, no nutrient is alive.
What do you call the smallest particle that makes up things?
what do you call the smallest partical that makes up all things
What makes living things different from living things?
Living things are alive.
What makes living things different from non liiving?
Living things are alive.
Are all mammals born alive?
Yes, that is one of the things that makes them a mammal.
What makes living thing different from non living thing?
Living things are alive.
What are the things that make living things alive?
the fact that they are alive
Can protozoa produce waste products?
Yes, all living organisms produce waste products. That is one of the things that makes them alive.
Is nectar living or nonliving?
The product itself is non-living. It is like mucous that your nose makes. There maybe living things in it but it is not alive.
Why does a cell alive but not its parts?
why is a cell alive but not its parts? well, all living things are made of cells. that's one requirement for being alive. if a part makes a cell, it is not made out of cells. it's like me asking why a wall is not a country.
Is a corpse Biotic or Abiotic?
It was alive at one time and even if it is not now, many things can feed on it (bugs, worms). So that makes it biotic.
What makes a spider alive?
The same thing as makes you alive: you are both animals composed of cells that can carry out metabolism.
What of the living things come from things that were once alive?
Your home is made of trees that were once alive, as well as paper. Things you eat were once alive such as pumpkin seeds.
Is a river alive?
NO, it doesn't have any of the characteristics of living things.
