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It’s Alive!!! Or is it???

Book A, Chapter 1

Mrs. Armstrong

Table of Contents

Section 1 Characteristics of Living Things Section 2 The Necessities of Life

Chapter A1 It’s Alive!! Or Is It?

Section 1 Characteristics of Living Things

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What are four living and nonliving things that you interact with every day? How do you know whether each is living or nonliving? Do you know what the word inanimate means? If so, write out a definition. Does nonliving mean the same thing as dead? Explain your answer. Write your answers in your science journal.

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Objectives

• Describe the six characteristics of of living things. • Describe how organisms maintain stable internal conditions. • Explain how asexual reproduction differs from sexual reproduction.

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Living Things Have Cells

• All living things are composed of one or more cells.

• A cell is a membrane-covered structure that contains all of the materials necessary for life.

• Some organisms are made up of only one cell and some are made up of trillions of cells. In an organism with many cells, different kinds of cells perform specialized functions.

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Living Things Sense and Respond to Change

• A stimulus is anything that causes a reaction or change in an organism or any part of an organism. • Homeostasis is the maintenance of a stable internal environment. • Responding to External Change Organisms must respond to change in the external environment in order to maintain their homeostasis.

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Living Things Reproduce

• Organisms make other organisms similar to themselves.

• In sexual reproduction, two parents produce offspring that will share characteristics of both parents.

• In asexual reproduction, a single parent produces offspring that are identical to the parent.

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Living Things Have DNA

• The cells of all living things contain the molecule deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA.

•DNA controls the structure and function of cells.

•The passing of traits through DNA is called heredity.


Living Things Use Energy

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• Organisms use energy to carry out the activities of life.

• An organism’s metabolism is the total of all of the chemical activities that the organism performs.


Living Things Grow and Develop

• All living things, whether they are made of one cell or many cells, grow during periods of their lives.

• Living things may develop and change as they grow.

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Section 2 The Necessities of Life

Bellringer

What do you think your mass would be if there were no water in your body? What else besides water is your body composed of? Where do you think you get the minerals that make up your body mass? Record your answers in your science journal.

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Objectives

• Explain why organisms need food, water, air, and living space. • Describe the chemical building blocks of cells.

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Water

• Your cells and the cells of almost all living organisms are approximately 70% water. Most of the chemical reactions involved in metabolism require water.

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Air

• Air is a mixture of several different gases, including oxygen and carbon dioxide. Most living things use oxygen in the chemical process that releases energy from food.


A Place to Live

• All organisms need a place to live that contains all of the things they need to

survive. Space on Earth is limited, so organisms are often in competition with each other.

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Food

• All living things need food. Food gives organism energy and the raw material

needed to carry on life processes.

• Making Food Some organisms, such as plants, are called producers. Producers can make their own food by using energy from their surroundings. • Taking Food Other organisms are called consumers because they must eat (consume) other organisms to get food. Decomposers are consumers that get their food by breaking down the nutrients in dead organisms or animal wastes.


Putting It All Together

• All organisms need to break down that food in order to use the nutrients in it.

• Nutrients are made up of molecules.

• Molecules found in living things are usually made up of six elements: carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sulfur.

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Proteins

• Proteins are large molecules made up of amino acids.

•Making Proteins Organisms break down the proteins in food to supply their cells with amino acids that are then linked together to form new proteins.

• Proteins in Action Some proteins form structures that are easy to see. Other proteins help cells do their jobs. Proteins called enzymes start or speed up chemical reactions in cells.

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Carbohydrates

• Molecules made of sugars are called carbohydrates.

•Simple Carbohydrates Simple carbohydrates are made up of one sugar molecule or a few sugar molecules linked together.

• Complex Carbohydrates Complex carbohydrates are made of hundreds of sugar molecules linked together. Organisms store extra sugar as complex carbohydrates.

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Lipids

• Lipids are compounds that cannot mix with water.

•Phospholipids are the molecules that form much of the cell membrane.

• Fats and Oils Fats and oils are lipids that store energy. When an organism has used up most of its carbohydrates, it can get energy from these lipids.

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ATP

• Adenosine triphosphate, or ATP, is the major energy-carrying molecule in cells.

• The energy in carbohydrates and lipids must first be transferred to ATP, which then provides fuel for cellular activities.

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Nucleic Acids

• Nucleic acids are large molecules made up of subunits called nucleotides.

• Nucleic acids are sometimes called the blueprints of life because they have all the information needed for a cell to make proteins.

• DNA is a nucleic acid.

Concept Map

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Concept Map - Answers

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Chapter A1 – It’s Alive!!! Or is it??

The End

Reading Read each of the passages. Then, answer the questions that follow each passage.

Chapter A1 Standardized Test Preparation

Passage 1 Organisms make other organisms similar to

themselves. They do so in one of two ways: by sexual

reproduction or by asexual reproduction. In sexual

reproduction, two parents produce offspring that will share

characteristics of both parents. Most animals and plants

reproduce in this way. In asexual reproduction, a single parent

produces offspring that are identical to the parent. Most single-

celled organisms reproduce in this way.

1. In the passage, what does the term asexual reproduction mean?

A A single parent produces offspring.

B Two parents make identical offspring.

C Plants make offspring.

D Animals make offspring.


2. What is characteristic of offspring produced by sexual reproduction?

F They are identical to both parents.

G They share the traits of both parents.

H They are identical to one parent.

I They are identical to each other.


3. What is characteristic of offspring produced by asexual reproduction?

A They are identical to both parents.

B They share the traits of both parents.

C They are identical to one parent.

D They are usually plants.


4. What is the difference between sexual and asexual reproduction?

F the number of offspring produced

G the number of parents needed to produce offspring

H the number of traits produced

I the number of offspring that survive


Passage 2 In 1996, a group of researchers led by NASA scientists studied a 3.8-billion-

year-old meteorite named ALH84001. These scientists agree that ALH84001 is a potato-

sized piece of the planet Mars. They also agree that it fell to Earth about 13,000 years

ago. It was discovered in Antarctica in 1984. According to the NASA team, ALH84001

brought with it evidence that life once existed on Mars.

Scientists found certain kinds of organic molecules (molecules containing carbon) on the

surface of ALH84001. These molecules are similar to those left behind when living things

break down substances for food. When these scientists examined the interior of the

meteorite, they found the same organic molecules throughout. Because these molecules

were spread throughout the meteorite, scientists concluded that the molecules were not

contamination from Earth. The NASA team believes that these organic compounds are

strong evidence that tiny organisms similar to bacteria lived, ate, and died on Mars

millions of years ago.


1. How old is the meteorite named ALH84001?

A 13,000 years old

B millions of years old

C 3.8 billion years old

D 3.8 trillion years old


2. Which of the following would best support a claim that life might have existed on Mars?

F remains of organisms

G water

H meteorite temperatures similar to Earth temperatures

I oxygen

1. A fever is a spike in temperature. On which day does this person have a fever?

A Sunday

B Monday

C Wednesday

D Saturday


Interpreting Graphics The graph below shows an ill person’s body temperature. Use the graph below to answer the questions that follow.

2. A body with a fever is often fighting an infection. Fevers help eliminate the pathogens that cause the infection. According to the chart, when does this person probably have the highest fever?

F Sunday

G Monday

H Wednesday

I Saturday


3. What is the highest temperature that this fever reaches?

A 37°C

B 38°C

C 39°C

D 40°C


4. What is probably this person’s normal body temperature?

F 37°C

G 38°C

H 39°C

I 40°C


1. An aquarium is a place where fish can live. What is the volume of the aquarium shown below?

A 0.25 m

B 0.25 m2

C 0.25 m3

D 0.52 m3


Math Read each question, and choose the best answer.

2. The cost of admission to a natural history museum is $7 per adult. What is the total cost of admission for a group of five adults?

F $25

G $35

H $45

I $55


3. Lee biked 25.3 km on Monday, 20.7 km on Tuesday, and 15.6 km on Wednesday. How many kilometers did Lee bike during those three days?

A 66.1 km

B 61.6 km

C 51.6 km

D 16.6 km


4. Laura collected 24 leaves. One-third of the leaves were oak leaves. How many oak leaves did Laura collect?

F 6

G 8

H 12

I 24


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