How does reindeer lichen demonstrate the 8 characteristics of life (homeostasis, energy, reproduction, DNA, growth, evolution, response to environment, and cells)?
Growth and Development in Lichens. Like all living things lichens need nutrients and energy to grow. Nutrients they obtain from the air (including dust), water and some from the substrate they are growing on. Energy they obtain through photosynthesis, which is the role of the algal partner.
