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Select the items that are characteristics of life.(5 points)

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Has a brain
Has a brain

Reproduces
Reproduces

Has blood
Has blood

Uses and creates energy (metabolism)
Uses and creates energy (metabolism)

Is able to move
Is able to move

Is made of cells
Is made of cells

Maintains homeostasis
Maintains homeostasis

Responds to its environment
Responds to its environment

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The characteristics of life include:

  1. Reproduces
  2. Uses and creates energy (metabolism)
  3. Is made of cells
  4. Maintains homeostasis
  5. Responds to its environment

The items "Has a brain," "Has blood," and "Is able to move" are not universally applicable to all living organisms, as not all life forms possess these traits (e.g., plants do not have brains or blood, and some microorganisms do not move in a traditional sense).