How can you call something "alive"? All living things share certain characteristics. Part A: List the 9 characteristics of life. (1 point)

Part B: Choose 3 of the characteristics of life above. Give an example of each that describes how that characteristic contributes to the organism's survival. (3 points)

Explanation:

A - response to stimuli, reproduction, respiration (breathing), growth and development, regulation, homeostasis, energy processing, evolution,excretion.

there's more but, I've only mentioned 9.

B -response to stimuli - by responding to stimuli the organism indicates the presence of nervous system and response to maintain survival.reproduction - by reproducing the organism is promoting the species' survival by maintaining it's presence for generations. respiration / breathing - this characteristic indicates gas exchange in an organism which, suggests metabolic reactions in the organism that provides it with necessary energy.

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