Characteristics Of Life

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The seven characteristics of life are: •organization •the aquistition of materials and energy •reproduction •growth and development •homeostasis •stimuli response •evolution Of these seven characteristics the most vital is the organisms structural organization. Generally speaking living things are a composition of cells, however some organisms consist of one single cell that acts independently to maintain self sufficiency. When organisms are a composite of multiple cells, there is a deligation of responsibility which allows living things to organize simple substances into more complex ones. This organization process consists of elements that function together for the purpose of maintaining life. All living organisms rather great or small contain a cell or cells which is the most minute element of the organism. The cells contributes to the organisms structural and the functional design, either independently or coordinately inwhich each cell performs a specialized function. The second element in the organozation of life is tissue which is a collaberation of multiple cells that maintain a common function such as connective tissue like the skin, the heart and the arteries. composed together, groups of tissue form an organ, each organ is associated with a particular organ system that carries out a common purpose such as the cardiovascular system which consists of the heart, lungs, arteries, veins, capillaries and lymphatic vessels. together, this group of tissue os responsible for circulating blood throughout the body acting as a catalyst delivering oxygen, nutrients and hormones through the bodies tissues while simutaniously discarding carbon monoxide and other metabolic wastes. Groups of specific organisms are referred to as a species and groups of the same species form a population. combined populations form communities, each community becomes
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