Which statement describes a difference in one of the characteristics of life shared by these organisms?
One of the organisms produces asexually, the othay does not.
One of the organisms uses plants for energy, the other uses animals for energy.
One of the organisms gets energy from the sun, the other does not.
One of the organisms grows and changes, but the other does not.

The answer is the last statement: One of the organisms grows and changes, but the other does not.

Explanation: The characteristics of life include: responsiveness to the environment,
growth and change, ability to reproduce, have a metabolism and breathe, maintain homeostasis, being made of cells, and passing traits onto offspring. All of the other organisms listed above reproduce in some way and gain energy in one form or another. Except for the last organism that doesn’t grow and change according to the characteristics of life.

Mitochondria is the cell organelle that produced the energy that is needed in the body system in form of atp, that is why it is called the power house of the cell. energy is needed by the living organisms to carry out the activities which sustain life.  if the mitochondria is destroyed atp will not be produced. if the mitochondria is destroyed, energy production will stop and the affected living organism will not have the energy to carry out the necessary life processes; this will lead to the death of the organism.

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