NEED ANSWER ASAP! describe the characteristics of life that carbon atoms have and any characteristics of life that it does not have. Be sure to explain how each of the 7 characteristics of life are either present or not present.

Characteristics of life:
1. homeostasis
2. organization based on cells
3. metabolism
4. growth
5. evolution and adaptation
6. response to stimuli
7. reproduction

really dont know just need some points

primary succession begins with a bare rock and ends with a forest secondary succession begins after a natural disaster where there is a temporary setback after a forest fire or local destruction, but the surrounding area can fill in

"1. it should be, it has been for about 20 years, and it's really not much different in the end than breeding animals to have particular traits. there are always concerns about genetically engineered animals/plants affecting the environment in unexpected negative ways, but i can't think of an example where the fears didn't turn out to be baseless.  

first, as you point out, it would be a great advance in pharmacology, to be able to tailor drugs and their doses to me. the pros involve better medical treatment. the cons involve privacy issues like insurance companies denying coverage to people with genetic risk factors. looking at dna markers wouldn't affect the frequency of genetic diseases, but it would allow detection of them earlier. and ok, actually i suppose that if people used this information to avoid having children with genetic diseases, some might decrease in frequency."