fletcher nine characteristics of life

By Fletcher

Living things need a source of energy and food

Living things need a source of energy and water. a TV does not need water.

DNA

The abbreviation for Deoxyribonucleic Acid. DNA is a large, complex chemical substance . I have DNA and a rock does not .

You will die some time.

Every living thing dies at one point. Except a chair. Peace

and love

A living thing has to respond a to its surrounding environment.

If I tried to punch Nat he would respond either hitting me back or moving away. And if I punched a rock it would not do any thing.

Living things can move

Living things can move. A person can move and a desk cannot.

Living things can heal

Lining things can heal and non living thing cannot. A Jake can heal if I cut him, a coffee mug cannot.

Every living thing has cells

Every thing has cells except for non living organisms like a rock. I have cells.

All living things can reproduce

Living things can have babies and non living cannot. A shoe can’t

Living things can adapt

Living things can adapt over time to survive and non living things do not need to a shirt does not need to.

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