What makes something living?

All living things share a certain set of characteristics. The acronym 'MRS NERG' is a helpful way to remember these characteristics:MovementRespirationSensitivityNutritionExcretionReproductionGrowthAnd one more! All living things also have control over their internal environment - this is called homeostasis. So you could remember these characteristics as MRS C NERG. C standing for 'control'.

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