| A | B |
| 1st Boundary to Life | Organization |
| Organization | parts of an organism relating to each other for specific functions |
| Metabolism | energy to perform vital functions |
| Responsiveness | the ability to make adjustments to the environment |
| Growth | increase in size |
| Development | the changes that an organism undergoes overtime |
| Reproduction | the formation of new cells or new organisms |
| Survival | Responsiveness |
| begins at fertilization and ends at death | Development |
| 2nd Boundary to Life | Metabolism |
| 3rd Boundary to Life | Responsiveness |
| 4th Boundary to Life | Growth |
| 5th Boundary to Life | Development |
| 6th Boundary to Life | Reproduction |