Characteristics of Living Systems

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- Cellular Organization:
- All organisms concist of one or more cells.
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- Ordered Complexity:
- all living things are both living and highly organized
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- Sensitivity:
- all organisms respond to stimuli
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- Growth, development, and reproduction:
- all organisms are capable of growing and reproducing
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- Energy Utilization:
- All organisms take in energy and use it to perform work
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- Homeostasis:
- all organisms maintain relatively constant internal conditions
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- Evolutionary adaption:
- all organisms interact with other organisms and the non-living environment in ways that influence their survival.

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Characteristics of Living Systems

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Characteristics of Living Systems

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