Question

"Life" is easy to recognize but difficult to define. According to one popular biology text, living things:
1- are highly organized compared to natural inanimate objects
2- display homeostasis, maintaining a relatively constant internal environment
3- reproduce themselves
4- grow and develop from simple beginnings
5- take energy and matter from the environment and transform it
6- Respond to stimuli
7- Show adaptation to their environment
Score a person, a vacuum cleaner, and a potato with respect to these characteristics

Answer 1

Vacuum cleaner is an inanimate object. It is highly organized when compared to natural inanimate objects.

Potato is natural life containing object that takes energy and matter from environment and transform it. It grow and develop from simple beginnings. It reproduces and show adaptation to the environment.

Person displays homeostasis, maintaining a relatively constant internal environment, reproduce themselves, take energy and matter from the environment and transform it, respond to stimuli and show adaptation to their environment.

Person is highly ranked than potato. Potato is highly ranked than inanimate object