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Which characteristics must an object possess in order to be considered alive?

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Living things are made of cells, living things obtain and use energy, living things grow and develop, living things reproduce, living things respond to their environment, living things adapt to their environment.
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For an object to be considered a living thing it must possess all the following features: movement, growth and development, response to stimuli, reproduction, use of energy and possession of cellular structures.
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