characteristics of life

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1. maintain a stable internal enviorment
  1. known as
    1. homeostasis
      1. such as
        regulation of body temperature or blood glucose levels
4
1. obtains materials for energy
  1. by
    1. capturing sunlight
      1. for the process of
        photosynthesis
  2. to fuel
    1. chemical reactions
      1. which creates one
        metabolism
3
1. genetic code
  1. which means
    1. organisms resemble parents
      1. because
        DNA
        passes from
        parents to offspring
2
1. grow
  1. which means to
    1. increase in size or number of cells
2. reproduce
  1. which may be
    1. sexual
      1. consisting of
        two parents
  2. which may be
    1. asexual
      1. consisting of
        one parent
1
1. made up of cells
  1. which are
    1. basic units of life
      1. which may be
        multicellular
        such as
        plants and animals
      2. which may be
        unicellular
        such as
        bacteria
8
1. envolve
  1. which means to
    1. adapt over time
      1. such as
        cacti
        which have
        adapted to dry conditions
        found in the
        desert
7
1. being highly organized
  1. such as
    1. cells-->tissuse-->organs--> organs systems-->organisms
6
1. evolve
  1. due to
    1. changes in the enviorment
      1. such as
        changes in light, temperature, or water

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