The property of self-replication, evolution, and self-regulation are characteristic of:
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Correct answer: Living systems
Living systems are defined as self-replicating, evolving, and self-regulating interactive open systems capable of responding to external stimuli. These three properties — self-replication, evolution, and self-regulation — together distinguish living systems from all non-living matter, including objects that may possess only one of these traits.
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