You must have atleast 4 meaningful sentences in the discussion.  Discussion must be in Microsoft Word and must be an original answer no plagiarism. Primary postings should include either a concise summary of information from the textbook or an analysis of the topic under study.  Please don’t use long quotations.  Please note within the text of your discussion posting where you got your information.  Outside research should be academic in nature and come from reputable peer reviewed sources.  You must include your references with your posting cited in APA style.  Answer each discussion seperately.

Discussion 1

The characteristiscs of life are considered to apply to all forms of life but they are not always easy to recognize.  Which characteristics of life do you feel is most difficult to apply to a plant and why?

Discussion 2

Water is considered to be a requirement for life.  This is a nice sounding statement but if it is true we should experience and benefit from all the properties of water daily, but do we?  What are your daily and routine experiences with water that demonstrate water is truly important for our existence