What are the six characteristics of living things

The seven characteristics of life include:

1.  responsiveness to the environment;

2. growth and change;

3. ability to reproduce;

4. have a metabolism and breathe;

5. maintain homeostasis;

6. being made of cells; and.

7. passing traits onto offspring.

photosynthesis makes the glucose that is used in cellular respiration to make atp. the glucose is then turned back into carbon dioxide, which is used in photosynthesis. while water is broken down to form oxygen during photosynthesis, in cellular respiration oxygen is combined with hydrogen to form water.