6. What are the Characteristics of Life? All living things exhibit six characteristics in combination.
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9. Living things are organized Chapter 1 What is Life? ATOM MOLECULE ORGANELLE CELL TISSUE ORGAN ORGAN SYSTEM MULTICELLULAR ORGANISM
10. What are the Characteristics of Life? Each level of biological organization exhibits emergent properties, meaning that the next level does things the previous level is can’t do . Ex. Capillaries transport blood (property not exhibited by individual endothelial cells).
11. What are the Characteristics of Life? Chapter 1 What is Life?
17. Maintain homeostasis Adaptation - an inherited behavior or characteristic that enables an organism to survive & reproduce. Over time, adaptations are modified by natural selection .
18. Growth occurs because cells divide causing them to be more numerous which causes organisms to get bigger. Development occurs when cells take on specific jobs within the organism (like heart cell or brain cell)
