Matter is anything that takes up space. Your mass determines how big, or small you are. Or, how big or small something is. Matter is in everything. Even air has matter. Humans are made of matter. Matter makes up atoms, carbon, cells, and everything else you can think of. (Except ideas)
Hills go up and back down again. Plateaus go up and stay at a maximum level. For example, If you were measuring the elevation of certain points on a hill, it would look something like (in units): (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1). If you were measuring the elevation of certain points on a plateau, it would look something like (in units): (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6).
whichever one comes first like the first step.
Characteristics of Living Organisms: Ability to reproduce independently, ability to grow
Characteristics of Viruses: Not made of cells, have a protein coat instead of a membrane.
Characteristics of Both: Can have a DNA genome, may mutate and evolve
Hope this helps!
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