3. a dead cell becomes alive in the next generation if it has exactly three neighboring cells, no more or fewer, that are already alive. All other dead cells remain dead in the next generation 4. All births and deaths take place at exactly the same time, so that a dying cell can help to give birth to another, but cannot prevent the death of others by reducing overcrowding, nor can cells being born either preserve or kill cells living in the previous generation.3. A dead cell becomes alive in the next generation if it has exactly three neighboring cells, no more or fewer, that are already alive. All other dead cells remain dead in the next generation. 4. All births and deaths take place at exactly the same time, so that a dying cell can help to give birth to another, but cannot prevent the death of others by reducing overcrowding, nor can cells being born either preserve or kill cells living in the previous generation