| A | B |
| excretion | the process all living things use to get rid of wastes |
| transport | the process all living things use to internally move molecules from one place to another |
| synthesis | the process all living things use to build complex molecules |
| digestion | the process all living things use to breakdown large molecules into a more usable form |
| respiration | the process all living things use to obtain energy from glucose |
| homeostasis | the process all living things use to maintain an internal balance |
| reproduction | the process all living things use to create new species |
| locomotion | this is not a characteristic of all living things |