Cells are the basic units of life and share seven key characteristics with all living things. These characteristics include requiring food for energy, respiration to break down food for energy, responding to the environment, producing waste, ability to repair themselves, growth and reproduction, and a limited lifespan. The document provides an introduction to cells as the building blocks of life and outlines the seven traits that all cells and living things possess.

1. Introduction to Cells
Cells Are the basic units of life.

2. What is life?

3. There are seven characteristics of life
which all cells and life forms do.

5. Living things require food for energy.

7. Living things respire. Respiration is
the breakdown and use of energy
contained in food.

9. Living things respond to the
environment.
- Plants turn towards the sun.
- animals move to avoid danger and to obtain food.

11. Living things produce waste.

13. Living Things are able to repair
themselves.

15. Living things grow and reproduce.

17. Living things have a limited lifespan.

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