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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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What makes you alive?
God is the source of all life. We remain alive as long as the soul is within the body.
What makes us alive?
While there is no singular definition for what makes organisms alive, there is a set of criteria by which most people follow. Being alive consists of the ability to reproduce asexually are sexually, the ability to grow, the ability to maintain homeostasis, metabolism, the ability to adapt in response to environment, and response to any stimuli.
What is an antonym for simile?
something that makes sense to you
What makes something a solution?
it makes up of molecules that have an even concentration throughout the system.
Is the word found and exists refer same meaning?
no. found means you have discovered something or anything which is lost. exists means something is alive.
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