Do living things have all the characteristic of life?

Answer 1

You are making your own paradox, if it doesn't have the characteristics then it is not alive, if it does have them, then it is alive. The question is what are the characteristics?

Thats a question that is up to us to define, and rather confusing we use several definitions of life depending in what situation we are.

For all definitions of life that i know of, bacteria are alive.

In the other hand, virus aren't (although they meet some characteristics of some of the definitions, e.g. they evolve, they reproduce [technically they just multiply, its not considered true reproduction,] and so on.)

Answer 2

You are making your own paradox, if it doesn't have the characteristics then it is not alive, if it does have them, then it is alive. The question is what are the characteristics?

Thats a question that is up to us to define, and rather confusing we use several definitions of life depending in what situation we are.

For all definitions of life that i know of, bacteria are alive.

In the other hand, virus aren't (although they meet some characteristics of some of the definitions, e.g. they evolve, they reproduce [technically they just multiply, its not considered true reproduction,] and so on.)

Answer 3

yes,a priori cell=the unit of life,(life is the capacity of reproduction)

Yes, but what makes them so similar? All living things reproduce, consume energy, and move in one way or another. Same with cells. The cells are always moving, consuming, and reproducing.

First of all here are the Seven characteristics of living things

1) are organized

2) take materials and energy from environment to live

3) reproduce

4) grow and develop

5) homeostatic (need to maintain internal conditions to survive)-> example: If humans become too hot via a fever or too cold hypothermia they will die

6) respond to stimuli, react to external and internal changes

7) have an evolutionary history, have adapted and modified

The answer is yes cells do have all seven characteristics of life. All living things do. If they did not they would not be considered alive...and they are.

hope this helps

Answer 4

You are making your own paradox, if it doesn't have the characteristics then it is not alive, if it does have them, then it is alive. The question is what are the characteristics?

Thats a question that is up to us to define, and rather confusing we use several definitions of life depending in what situation we are.

For all definitions of life that i know of, bacteria are alive.

In the other hand, virus aren't (although they meet some characteristics of some of the definitions, e.g. they evolve, they reproduce [technically they just multiply, its not considered true reproduction,] and so on.)

Answer 5

All living things have the characteristics of life.Any contiguous living system is called an organism.