All Life Have:

1. Cells: Smallest unit of life that all living things have one or more of.
2. Ability to Get and Use Energy: Energy is the ability to do work.
3. Adaptations: Features that help an organism to survive. Example: A dog has fur to keep it warm.

All Life Does:

1. Respond:  Reacting to changes.  Example: You jump when you hear a sudden, loud noise.
2. Grow and Develop:  Getting bigger and older. Example: A humans starts as a baby, goes through puberty then becomes an adult.
3. Reproduce:  Creating new life. Example: Dogs make more dogs
4. Ingest:  Taking in food
5. Digest:  Changing food to a form that can be used
6. Respire:  Getting energy by linking oxygen with digested food. Example: Breathing
7. Excrete:  Getting rid of wastes. Example: Poop and pee
8. Circulate:  Sending useful products to all parts of the plant or animal and carrying waste products away. Example: The blood in your body moves nutrients to other part of the body.
9. Locomotion:  Moving without outside help