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life

Matter capable of extracting energy from the environment for replication

Entitytype of property natural phenomenon biological processQ3

Also known as biota

Instance of: type of property
, natural phenomenon
, biological process
Subclass of: being
, lyfe
1
Sources
1.Stated in Defining Lyfe in the Universe: From Three Privileged Functions to Four Pillars
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Overview

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Life is the capacity in matter, formed of one or more units called cells, for processes such as cell signalling, homeostasis, metabolism, cell growth, adaptation, response to stimuli, and reproduction. All life eventually reaches a state of death. Many philosophical definitions of living systems have been proposed, such as self-organising systems. Defining life is further complicated by viruses, which replicate only in host cells, and the possibility of extraterrestrial life, which could be very different from life on Earth. Life exists all over the Earth in air, water, and soil, with many ecosystems forming the biosphere. Some of these are harsh environments occupied only by extremophiles. The life in a particular ecosystem is called its biota.

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127 statements · 17% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Members / parts: biological process
metabolism
Has characteristic: reproduction
metabolism
adaptation
lifetime
biological life cycle
biodiversity
quality of life
maximum life span
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phase of life
form of life
Studied by: life sciences
biology
Has immediate cause: not yet determined
Different from: Leben criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of object: Leben
Liv criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of object: liv
Vida criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of object: vida
Vita criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of object: vita
Life criterion used: descriptive page and disambiguation page have to be in different items · applies to name of object: life
Hashtag: life
Said to be the same as: Earthling
Q12898198
Has use: unknown statement is subject of: meaning of life
reproduction statement supported by: unknown · statement disputed by: unknown
Manifestation of: list of values as qualifiers list item: biological system, biological process
Partially coincident with: real life

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75 identifiers linking life across the web's reference databases

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127

statements

17%

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AIDB. (2026). life (Q3). Retrieved from https://aidb.si/e/life-Q3