Question

what is a characteristic of life, that involves cell division, but does not necessarily have to result in offspring? adaptation energy use locomotion reproduction

Explanation:

Reproduction includes both sexual reproduction (which creates offspring) and asexual processes like mitosis, a form of cell division used for growth, repair, or replacement of cells in an organism—this does not produce new offspring. The other options do not involve cell division: adaptation is about trait changes over time, energy use is about metabolic processes, and locomotion is movement.

Answer:

D. reproduction