What are the 8 Characteristics of Life?

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In biology terms homeostasis, organization, metabolism, growth, adaptation, response to stimuli, reproduction and cells are thought to be the characteristics of life.
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The characteristics of living things are growth, organization (composed of cells), metabolism, homeostasis, reponse to stimuli, reproduction and adaptation.
Non-living things may display one or a few of these characteristics, but life displays all of these characteristics.
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All living thing needs to have the 8 characteristics of life in order to be classified as such. The 8 characteristics are: made up of cells, ability to adapt and respond to surroundings, internal balance or homeostasis, balance of DNA or RNA, evolution, energy consumption, reproduce in one way or another, ability to grow and develop.
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