Question

Which is a true statement about the properties of life?

a) Possession of a single one of the properties is sufficient to identify something as living
b) All biotic things have at least three of the properties but no biotic things have all of them
c) There are only general statements because there are no properties that are shared by biotic things
d) All biotic things share all properties, but many abiotic things have at least one of them

Answer 1

All biotic things share all properties of life, but abiotic things may only have some of these properties, which does not suffice to classify them as living.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct statement about the properties of life is that all biotic things share all properties, but many abiotic things have at least one of them. This would correspond to option (d) from the provided choices. Living organisms, or biotic things, show several key characteristics including order, sensitivity or response to stimuli, reproduction, adaptation, growth and development, regulation, homeostasis, energy processing, and evolution. While abiotic things might exhibit one or more of these properties, such as responding to stimuli, they do not possess all of the properties necessary to be classified as living.