Living things have the following six characteristics that define life: they are made of cells, they use energy, they grow, they reproduce, they respond to their environment and they self-regulate.<span> A seventh characteristic is often added to the list, which is that living things have biological organization.</span>
In "The Tall Woman and Her Short Husband", the option that best describes how most of the residents in Unity Mansions felt about Mrs. Tall and Mr. Short when they first moved to their community is 2 coolly indifferent.
