Living ThingsLiving Things

Characteristics of LifeCharacteristics of Life

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Living Things: Characteristics of LifeLiving Things: Characteristics of Life

TermTerm DefinitionDefinition

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All living things All living things

are are MMADE OF ADE OF CELLSCELLS

ALL living things are ALL living things are

made of cells made of cells ANY ANY LIVING LIVING THING THING

is called anis called an

““organism”organism”

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All living things All living things

are are SSENSITIVEENSITIVE

Sensitive to (react to) Sensitive to (react to)

changes in their environmentchanges in their environment

They respond to a stimulusThey respond to a stimulus

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All living things All living things

needneed NNUTRITIONUTRITION

From the Chemicals of From the Chemicals of LifeLife

WaterWater CarbohydratesCarbohydrates Lipids Lipids (ex. Fats)(ex. Fats)

ProteinsProteins Nucleic Acids Nucleic Acids (ex. DNA)(ex. DNA)

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All living things All living things

useuse EENERGYNERGY

Energy is needed to workEnergy is needed to work

Animals get energy from Animals get energy from their food (plants and other their food (plants and other animals)animals)

Green plants get energy Green plants get energy from sunlightfrom sunlight

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All living thingsAll living things

RREPRODUCEEPRODUCE

Create offspring Create offspring (children) similar to (children) similar to parentsparents

This is the next This is the next generation for the generation for the

species!!!species!!!

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All living thingsAll living things

GGROW and ROW and DEVELOPDEVELOP

They become They become larger and more larger and more complex!complex!

Babies grow into Babies grow into adults.adults.

Seedlings grow into Seedlings grow into plants.plants.

Spores grow into Spores grow into fungifungi

Use the first letter from each Use the first letter from each process to help you remember process to help you remember them.them.

MMadeade of cellsof cells

SSensitiveensitive to changes in environmentto changes in environment

NNutritionalutritional needsneeds

EEnergynergy useuse

RReproduceeproduce

GGrowrow and developand develop

They spellThey spell MS. NERGMS. NERG

This isThis is MS. NERG MS. NERG !!

Can you Can you remember what remember what each of the each of the letters in her letters in her name stand for?name stand for?

MMSS

NNEERRGG

ade of cellsade of cells

ensitive to changes in surroundingsensitive to changes in surroundings

utritional needsutritional needs

nergy usenergy use

eproduceeproduce

row and developrow and develop

MMade of ade of cellscells

Single, Multiple, Single, Multiple,

SSensitiveensitive Respond to surroundings, react to Respond to surroundings, react to changes in environment, respond to changes in environment, respond to stimulusstimulus

NNutritionutrition Chemicals of life: water, carbohydrates, Chemicals of life: water, carbohydrates, lipids (ex. fats) proteins, amino acids (ex. lipids (ex. fats) proteins, amino acids (ex. DNA)DNA)

EEnergynergy Used to do work; gotten from their foodUsed to do work; gotten from their food

RReproduceeproduce Create offspring (babies, seeds, etc.) Create offspring (babies, seeds, etc.) similar to parentssimilar to parents

GGrow and row and developdevelop

Become larger and more complexBecome larger and more complex