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How many characteristics are required for something to be considered alive?

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eight characteristics
All living organisms share several key characteristics or functions: order, sensitivity or response to the environment, reproduction, growth and development, regulation, homeostasis, and energy processing. When viewed together, these eight characteristics serve to define life.
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To be classified as a living thing, an object must have all six of the following characteristics: It responds to the environment. It grows and develops. It produces offspring. Yes
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