1. Describe how generalizations may be used by a biologists 2. What are the most important factors in collecting evidence to support a hypothesis?

3. Discuss the difference between a hypothesis and a theory and how they are utilized to describe the natural world​

those characteristics are cellular organization, reproduction, metabolism, homeostasis, heredity, response to stimuli, growth and development, and adaptation through evolution. some things, such as a virus, demonstrate only a few of these characteristics and are, therefore, not alive