FL #15 What are the eight characteristics of living things? Living things (organisms) must do all of the following to be classified as a life-form.

1. Living things are made up of cells.

2. Living things reproduce. Living things have the responsibility of living 4ever.

3. Living things contain DNA.

4. Living things grow and develop. Living things have a life cycle.

5. Living things eat food for energy.

6. Living things respond to stimuli from their environment. Frightened Happy Angry Sad

7. Living things maintain, homeostasis, a stable internal environment. Body temp, Calcium levels, sugar, oxygen, carbon dioxide, salts etc.

8. As a group, living things change over time (they evolve).