What are the eight characteristics of a living organism?

Answer 1

1. They require energy
2. They can move (except plants)
3. They can reproduce
4. They are at least one cell big
5. They can grow and develop
6. They can react to their environment
7. They can adapt to their environment
8. Have genetic matirial (DNA)

Answer 2

Here are eight characteristics of living things:

• living things grow and develop
• living things are based on a universal genetic code (DNA)
• living things respond and adjust to the environment
• living things are made of cells
• living things reproduce
• living things maintain a stable internal environment
• living things obtain and use materials and energy
• living things, as a group, adapt and evolve over time

Answer 3

There are seven characteristics of living organisms.

I use a mnemonic called MRSGREN to remember.

Movement,

Reproduction,

Sensitivity,

Growth,

Respiration,

Excretion,

Nutrition.

Answer 4

Scientist came up with characteristics to identify living organisms. These 8 characteristics include: taking in nutrients, excretion, respiration, sensitivity, reproduction, growth, movement and death.

Answer 5

8 characteristics of living things are:

1.Reproduce

2.Pass on hereditary information contained in genes & DNA based on the genetic code.

3.Engage in growth & development.

4.Interact and adapt to their envirnoment

5.Contain cells and are highly organized

6.Maintain homeostasis

7.Obtain and use energy and materials

8.Populations change over time,evolve.

otherwise remembered as MRSGREEN