Characteristics of Life (Meet)
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What are the 8 characteristics of life?
Order, sensitivity to stimuli, reproduction, growth & development, regulation, homeostasis, energy processing, adaptation and evolution
Organisms are highly organized, coordinated structures that consist of one or more cells.
Order
A complex law of nature, without which life itself would be lifeless
Reproduction
Regulatory mechanisms to coordinate internal functions, respond to stimuli, and cope with environmental stresses
Regulation
The phenomenon that happens when plants bend towards light
Phototropism
The ability of an organism to maintain constant internal conditions.
Homeostasis
Use a source of energy for their metabolic activities
Energy Processing
These are traits giving an organism an advantage in a certain environment
Adaptations
The change in the characteristics of a species over several generations and relies on the process of natural selection.
Evolution