Things
that are ALIVE...
1.
Their structural organization and functions depend on certain
properties of matter and energy.
2.
They obtain and use energy and materials from the environment.
3.
They make controlled responses to changing conditions.
4.
They grow, develop, and reproduce, based on instructions contained in
DNA.
1.
They adapt.
2.
Continuity (i.e. things that are alive all do 1-5)