Diff: 2 Page Ref: 685-686. 18) If the vagal nerves to the heart were cut, the result would be that ________. A) the heart would stop, since the vagal nerves trigger the heart to contract. B) the heart rate would increase by about 25 beats per minute. C) the AV node would become the pacemaker of the heart.
Living things have seven essential processes in common:  movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion and nutrition. All things fall into one of three categories: living, used to be living or not living; the presence of all seven life processes indicates a living thing.
Quick Answer. All organisms are made up of cells, have different levels of organization, use energy, respond to and adapt to their environments, grow and reproduce. If something does not exhibit each of these characteristics, it is technically not living. The cell is the basic unit of life, and each living thing consists of one or more cells.