Which of the following characteristics are shared by all living organisms?

I. hereditary information is passed to offspring
II. adaptation to environmental change
III. requirement for nutrients
IV. DNA housed in a nucleus



a. I and II
b. I and III
c. II and III
d. I, II, and III
e. I, II, III, and IV


ANSWER: d

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