Question
Reviewing Key Concepts: The Properties of LifeSort each label into either "Property of all living things" or "Not a property of all living things."- responds to the environment- takes in, converts, and expels energy- reproduces its own kind- has a complex, well-ordered structure- populations evolve over time- requires another individual to reproduce- eats other organisms to gain energy- individuals evolve over time- is composed of many cells
Correct classification
Properties of all living things
- Responds to the environment — organisms detect and respond to stimuli.
- Takes in, converts, and expels energy — cellular work requires energy processing and produces outputs or waste.
- Reproduces its own kind — reproduction preserves biological lineages, even though a particular individual may be sterile.
- Has a complex, well-ordered structure — all organisms have organized cellular structure.
- Populations evolve over time — inherited variation changes populations across generations.
Not properties of all living things
- Requires another individual to reproduce — many organisms reproduce asexually.
- Eats other organisms to gain energy — plants and other autotrophs capture light or chemical energy instead.
- Individuals evolve over time — individuals develop or acclimate; evolution is a population-level change across generations.
- Is composed of many cells — bacteria, archaea, and many eukaryotes are unicellular.
The key distinction
A valid universal property must survive counterexamples. Being multicellular, feeding on organisms, or requiring a mate describes some life, not all life. Reproduction and evolution also operate at different levels: one organism can be infertile while its lineage still has reproduction and evolutionary history.
Evidence boundary
This answer matches the publicly indexed nine-label version of 'Reviewing Key Concepts: The Properties of Life.' It treats the list as an introductory biology classification, not as the only possible philosophical or astrobiological definition of life, and it does not use an individual's fertility as a test of whether that individual is alive.
Sources
These references support the concepts and methods used in the explanation above.