What does it mean to be a living thing?
Living things are organized, related, inherit genes, improvise, eat and drink, and are made of smaller parts.
Living things do not share enough characteristics to be classified because they are so diverse.
Living things are organized, reproduce, inherit genes, adapt, have a metabolism, evolve, and is made of cells.
Living things move, grow, have sex, and eat.
Living things are made of cells, grow adapt, move and inherit the best aspects of their parents.