GS 102 Written Assignment 1

The nine properties of life are order which states that all structures or activities have a relationship, to all other structures, and activities to function and maintain Homeostasis. Metabolism is the organized chemical steps that breakdown and build up molecules. Organisms need energy and convert it into a form that helps with the bodily process. Motility states that the organisms use their own power to move them around. Responsiveness is how organisms perceive the environment and react to it. Reproduction occurs when organisms produce others of the same type. Development is the ability of an organism to grow and change. Heredity is the ability of an organism to pass along traits from its parents to their off springs. Evolution is how a species transforms over time to adapt to its environment. Adaptations allow the organisms to change and adapt to their environment.
Viruses, Prions, and viroids are not considered to be alive because they need a cell to encounter a cell and they live off it. Their change is due to their hosts altered responses and not their own.

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