Characteristics of Life

Question 1

Name the eight characteristics of life.

Answer 1

1. Has Cells
2. Responds to Stimuli
3. Manitains Homeostasis
4. Has a Metabolism
5. Grows and Developes
6. Reproduces
7. Evolves (as a species)
8. Has DNA

Question 2

What does this characteistic of life describe.

Has Cells

Answer 2

All living things are made up of cells and have some degree of organization (see levels of organization).

Question 3

What does this characteistic of life describe.

Responds to Stimuli

Answer 3

All life responds to stimuli (physical or chemical changes within the environment) in order to maitain homeostasis.

Question 4

What does this characteistic of life describe.

Maintains Homeostasis

Answer 4

All living things try to mainatin homeostasis (a process by which living things try to maintain stable internal conditions suitable for life).

Question 5

What does this characteistic of life describe.

Has a Metabolism

Answer 5

All living things have a metabolism (the sum of all cheical reactions in living things that help to break down or build chemical compounds).

Question 6

What does this characteistic of life describe.

Grows and Developes

Answer 6

All living things grow and develope (becoming larger by cell devision).

Question 7

What does this characteistic of life describe.

Reproduces

Answer 7

All living things produce new organisms like themselves by transfering hereditary information in DNA to offspring.

Question 8

What does this characteistic of life describe.

Evolves (as a species)

Answer 8

All living things change over time (as a species), by adapting (as a species) to their environment.

Question 9

What does this characteistic of life describe.

Has DNA

Answer 9

All living thinsg have DNA (the genetic code for life which determines the traits and characteristics of an organism).