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How do you define that something is living without a list?
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The characteristics of life
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What does "MRS C GREN" stand for?
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MovementReproductionStimuliCellsGrowthRespirationExcretion Nutrition
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What is "Adaptation" mean?
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Adaptation is an organism's way of surviving a changing environment that is not to there natural liking
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What is "response"?
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Response is an organism reaction to a certain environment or situation.
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What happen's when an organism fails to adapt to an ever changing environment
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When an organism fails to adapt it usually mean that they go extinct.
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What is "homeostasis"?
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Anything that maintains the internal body. LIke humans perspire when there body over heats.
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Does a living thing need some amount of space?
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Yes, all living things need some kind of space to survive and thrive.
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Why are cells considered the most basic units of life?
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They are referred as the most basic units of life because they are the "smallest" things that are known to display the characteristics of life.
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If something has cells but does not possess any other characteristics of life, is it still alive
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Yes if something possess cells it is still alive. Cells are the most basic form of life meaning that hey already share the characteristics of life.
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What does "respiration" mean?
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The scientific term respiration means that cells are absorbing energy.
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5 characteristics of living things
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GrowthAdaptationReproductionStimuliNutrition
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Are macromolecules alive?
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No, Macromolecules lack the ability to reproduce therefore cannot be alive.
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Are viruses alive?
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No, they lack the ability to reproduce
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Does a Living thing possess DNA and RNA
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Yes, these characteristics are important to living things
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Do living things have genetic composition?
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Yes, it is a characteristic
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