The Nine Characteristics of Life

Annie Cooke

• All living things have cells.• A hair tie does not have cells.

• A horse has cells.

Living things Are Composed Of Cells

Living Things Are Made From The Same Basic Chemical Ingredients

• DNA or RNA are ingredients in all living things. • A road has no DNA.• A dog has DNA.

Reproduce and Grow

• Every living thing has the ibility to reproduce and grow.

• A heater does not reproduce or grow.• A baby does reproduce and grow.

MOVING

• All living things move.

• A window can not move by itself.

• A bird can move by itself.

Responding

All living things can respond to there habitat.

A rock can not respond to anything.

A cow can respond to its habitat.

Limited life Spans

Living things can’t survive forever because they have short life spans.

A wall can not pass away.

A chicken has to die at some point in its life.

Repairing Injuries

• Living things have the cure to fix some of their wounds.

• A pen can not fix its wounds.

• A leg can fix its wounds.

Undergo change

• Over the years living things can undergo change.

A carpet does not undergo change in any time.

A whale can undergo change over time.

Water and energy

• Living things have to have water ,food and energy.

• A teddy bear does not need food or water .

• A dolphin needs water, food and energy.

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