Characteristics of Living Things. ALL LIVING THINGS… ALL LIVING THINGS… 1. Are composed of CELLS a. Organisms can be ___________- composed of many cells

Characteristics of Characteristics of Living ThingsLiving Things

ALL LIVING THINGS…ALL LIVING THINGS…

1.1. Are composed of Are composed of CELLSCELLS

a.a. Organisms can be Organisms can be ______________________- - composed of many cells. Ex: composed of many cells. Ex: animals, plantsanimals, plants

b.b. Organisms can be Organisms can be ______________________- - composed of one cell. Ex: composed of one cell. Ex: amoebaamoeba

UnicellularUnicellular (Bacteria) (Bacteria)

MulticellularMulticellular

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2. 2. Have Have DNADNA in their cells in their cells

a. a. DNADNA is the is the ________________ information information that controls your cellsthat controls your cells

b. b. DNA DNA has the has the ______ (traits)______ (traits) on on chromosomes that you inherit. chromosomes that you inherit. Ex: Ex: heightheight

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3. 3. ReproduceReproduce

a. a. ______________- one parent (exactly the - one parent (exactly the same DNA). Ex: same DNA). Ex: bacteriabacteria

b. b. ____________- two parents (combination - two parents (combination of DNA from both parents) Ex: of DNA from both parents) Ex: YOUYOU

SexualSexual

AsexualAsexual


4. 4. Grow Grow and and developdevelop grow is an increase in grow is an increase in mattermatter (get (get

______) -all organisms grow______) -all organisms grow develop is a _______ in form- not develop is a _______ in form- not

all organisms develop. Ex: _____all organisms develop. Ex: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

GrowGrow

DevelopDevelop


5. 5. Respond to their Respond to their environmentenvironment

a a ______________________ is what an organism is what an organism responds to. Ex: responds to. Ex: sunlight for plantssunlight for plants

Stimulus=hot panStimulus=hot pan Response=remove panResponse=remove pan


6. 6. Maintain Maintain internal balanceinternal balance

a. a. __________________________ - is the - is the balancebalance of of the inside of an organism despite the inside of an organism despite external conditions. external conditions.

b. Ex: b. Ex: cold outsidecold outside- your body - your body shivers to keep you warm.shivers to keep you warm.


7. 7. Need materials for Need materials for foodfood and and energyenergy

a. a. ____________________________ - plants make - plants make food for animalsfood for animals

b. ______________- the breakdown or b. ______________- the breakdown or building of material to carry out life building of material to carry out life processes.processes.

Metabolism of foodMetabolism of food

PhotosynthesisPhotosynthesis


8. 8. Change over Change over timetime as a as a groupgroup

a. a. ____________________ - a change in a - a change in a species over 1000’s of years.species over 1000’s of years.

b. Important for survival. b. Important for survival.

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Characteristics of Living Things. ALL LIVING THINGS… ALL LIVING THINGS… 1. Are composed of CELLS a. Organisms can be ___________- composed of many cells