
Not too long ago we studied the characteristics of life in my biology class. It was all quite interesting. So, I figured I’d tell you all what I learned.
First of all, we have to figure out what makes something living or not. We cannot just say everything on the planet is alive. No, we have to have some kind of distinction between alive and not-alive. So, scientists tried to figure this out. They went through a lot of questions and eventually came up with the following.
Characteristics of life (in no order):
Stimulus response
Homeostasis
Adaption
Reproduction
Energy – harvesting and using it
Growth
Organization/made up of cells
Just remember them as the Lively 7. Or
SHAREGO
It is quite interesting learning about these different sections . . . something we will just have to do.