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Characteristics of Life
9 charcteristics of life
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7th Grade
11/29/2012

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All living things are made from the same chemical ingrediants
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All living things have DNA
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Living things are composed of cells
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They are the basic structures of life
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They require food and water
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They need these because they capture the sun and collect energy to be alive
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The ability to reproduce and grow
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Living things produce offspring so there can be another generation of them and small can grow
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All living things die
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All organisms are replaced with younger ones and they get older. They become food
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They can respond to their surrondings
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They can locate food and detect danger
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They have the ability to move
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they move to capture food and run away from danger
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They are able to repair injuries
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If it is not major, then they can do it on their own. If not they could die
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They undergo change over time
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Species change over long periods of time so that they can live in their enviroment better
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Charcteristics of life have to have...
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*living cells
*they need food and water
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Dna stores .....
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biological information
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Cells are the basic....
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structures of life (building blocks)
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An organism is...
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a living thing
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Homeostasis is
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maintaining a balanced internal enviroment
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