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Originally Posted by hallenrm
Those are some of the attributes life is commonly associated with, but these attributes are neithe exclusive nor always neccessary for all forms of living beings known.
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Energy source. DUH all life needs that.
Matter inflow and Matter outflow. DUH required for growth.
Does work. DUH energy*distance=work.
Adaptation. DUH all life is adapted to their niche enviornment. It is risky when they step outside safe bounds.
Mutiplication and division of its unit parts or as a whole. (A living thing is made of one or more cells (whatever the molecular structure) which each possessing instructions for assembling assemblers (ex. proteins).)
Growth pattern. DUH although some individuals may reproduce, others of the same species will not.
Differentiated components. DUH life cannot consist of one type of atom only.
Polymers. Less obvious. Genetic code must be made of long chains suitable for encoding or decoding.
Non-crystalline. Less obvious. Crystals are not capable of adapting to the enviroment.
