Made up of Cells 1. Background Need for materials and energy 5. Reproduction 2. Based on genetic code 3. Grow and Develop 4. Response to environment 6. Maintaining internal balance 7. Evolution 8.

There are 8 characteristics of life... o No single characteristic is enough to describe a living thing... o They must have all eight.

**asexual = reproduction that requires ONE parent ***sexual = reproduction that requires TWO parents There are 2 types of reproduction: 1. Asexual2. Sexual

***DNA = DNA is the genetic code found in every cell. DNA is inherited from parents and controls your traits.

All living things grow and develop during at least part of their life. Think about it... Do you look the same as when you were born????

**Internal stimuli = signal comes from inside the organism **External stimuli = signal comes from outside the organism