NATS 1880 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Amine, Carboxylic Acid, Thermodynamics

• School: York University
• Department: Natural Science
• Course: NATS 1880
• Professor: Paul Delaney

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Chapter 5: the nature of life on earth. 5. 1: defining life: the(cid:396)e a(cid:396)e (cid:374)o (cid:272)lea(cid:396) guideli(cid:374)es as to (cid:449)hat is (cid:858)li(cid:448)i(cid:374)g(cid:859) (cid:449)he(cid:374) defi(cid:374)i(cid:374)g the (cid:272)ha(cid:396)a(cid:272)te(cid:396)isti(cid:272)s a(cid:396)e (cid:271)(cid:396)oad su(cid:272)h as (cid:862)(cid:396)e(cid:395)ui(cid:396)e e(cid:374)e(cid:396)gy, (cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:373)o(cid:448)e, et(cid:272), there are six key properties of life: Order: in their internal structure, they have a pattern/order. Any of these cannot be scattered, but are in proper order. This alone does not define a living thing as a book has an order in which the words are not scattered randomly. Reproduction is produced by almost all living organisms, though some cannot such as a mule. It is sterile, but it is still a product of reproduction. Sometimes it is a borderline case when viruses reproduce, but through infecting other cells. In this case, the scientists consider it a non-living. Growth and development: they grow in a pattern depending on their heredity. Another gray area is that fire also grows and spreads, but is not considered alive.