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It is a way scientists can know if something is alive or not. To be considered as alive, the object must have 5 caracteristics. The 5 characteristics of all living things are:

  1. It must grow until it can reproduce.
  2. It must consume, transform and store energy. (food, air, etc...) It must grow by absorbing energy in its environ.
  3. It must move from the outside (walking, hunting, eating, etc. ...) and/or inside (blood circulation, digestion, etc. ...)
  4. It must be able to reproduce (to create entities similar to itself)
  5. It must be able to detect the properties of its environment and act appropriately.
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