The disciplines are interrelated. C. Characteristics of Life defn - life is a particular set of processes that result from the organization of matter 1. It begins with subatomic particles which organize to form atoms which combine to form cell which are the simplest units with all the characteristics of life. Communities include all the populations in an area. Them you have a biosphere that is all parts of the earth which have life.
Life takes in and uses energy.
The sum of all chemical processes in a cell is called metabolism. Anabolism is the building up or synthesizing. Fats are changed and stored, for example. Catabolism is tearing down. An example is digestion.