Question

The ability to carry out photosynthesis (using the energy in sunlight to make sugar)...

A. would be a good item to add to the list of characteristics of life since there aren't any

non-living things that can do photosynthesis.

B. would be a good item to add to the list of characteristics of life because all life either

directly or indirectly gets its energy from the sun.

C. would not be a good item to add to the list of characteristics of life because not all

living organisms can conduct photosynthesis.

D. would not be a good item to add to the list of characteristics of life because someday in

the future, a non-living thing may be able to conduct photsynthesis.

E. Is currently one of the characteristics of life

Answer 1

Is currently one of the characteristics of life

Step-by-step explanation:

One major characteristic of life is nutrition. Nutrition refers to the process by which a living organism obtains its food.

Photosynthesis belongs to the kind of nutrition called autotrophic nutrition. Autotrophs are living organisms that produce their own food from simple inorganic chemicals.

Hence, only living organisms can undergo nutrition and it is already one of the characteristics of life.