ਜ਼ਿੰਦਗੀ ਜਾਂ ਜੀਵਨ ਉਹ ਗੁਣ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਧੜਕਦੀਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਵਿਗਸ ਰਹੀਆਂ ਸ਼ੈਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਅਜਿਹੀਆਂ ਕਿਰਿਆਵਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਰਹਿਤ ਨਿਰਜਿੰਦ ਸ਼ੈਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਅੱਡ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ। ਜੀਵ-ਵਿਗਿਆਨ ਜੀਵਨ ਦੇ ਅਧਿਐਨ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਸੰਬੰਧਿਤ ਹੈ।

Life is a quality that distinguishes matter that has biological processes, such as signaling and self-sustaining processes, from matter that does not. It is defined descriptively by the capacity for homeostasis, organisation, metabolism, growth, adaptation, response to stimuli, and reproduction. All life over time eventually reaches a state of death and none is immortal. Many philosophical definitions of living systems have been proposed, such as self-organizing systems. Viruses in particular make definition difficult as they replicate only in host cells. Life exists all over the Earth in air, water, and soil, with many ecosystems forming the biosphere. Some of these are harsh environments occupied only by extremophiles.