The characteristic of life from the options provided is 'growing and developing,' which illustrates how living things change during their life cycles. This characteristic is crucial in distinguishing living organisms from non-living things. Other characteristics of life exist, but they do not all apply universally to all organisms. ;
The correct choice indicating a characteristic of life is 'growing and developing.' This characteristic defines how living organisms change and mature over time. Other characteristics include reproduction, metabolism, response to stimuli, and homeostasis, but not all organisms have organs or tissues.
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