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What are Living Things?

What are Living Things?

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Science

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6th Grade

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NGSS
MS-LS1-1, MS-LS1-6, MS-LS3-2

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M Rice

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11 Slides • 22 Questions

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What are Living Things?

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Open Ended

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Both of these pictures show living things. How are these living things different?

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What characteristics do Living Things Share?

  • Scientists believe there are approximately 8.7 million species on earth.

  • However, there are 5 characteristics that all living things share.

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#1: Living Things are made of Cells

  • Cell: is a membrane-covered structure that contains all of the material necessary for life.

  • Smallest unit of life that has all of the structure to perform life functions.

  • Unicellular: single cell (1)

  • Multicellular: more than 1 cell

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Multiple Choice

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I'm a cattail. I am....

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Unicellular

2

Multicellular

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Multiple Choice

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I'm a paramecium. I am....

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Unicellular

2

Multicellular

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Multiple Choice

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I'm a turtle. I am....

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Unicellular

2

Multicellular

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Multiple Choice

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I'm a amoeba. I am....

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Unicellular

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Multicellular

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#2: Living Things Respond to their Environment

  • All living things have the ability to sense change in their environment and respond.

  • Stimulus: a change that affects the activity of an organism.

  • This can include: gravity, light, hunger, fear, sound, etc.

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#2: Living Things Respond to their Environment

  • Homeostasis: maintenance of stable internal conditions.

  • Even if outside conditions change, the internal conditions of a living organism stay constant.

  • Hot= Sweat, Cold=Shiver

  • Being just right...

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Open Ended

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Why do you think these sunflowers are all facing the same direction?

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#3: Living Things Reproduce

  • Organisms make other organisms through reproduction.

  • When organisms reproduce they pass copies of all of their DNA to their offspring.

  • DNA is the genetic material that contains instructions for how cells should look and function.

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#3: Living Things Reproduce

  • Sexual Reproduction: 2 parents produce an offspring and the offspring has characteristics of both parents.

  • This occurs in most plants and animals.

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#3: Living Things Reproduce

  • Asexual Reproduction: a single parent produces an offspring that is identical to the parent.

  • Most unicellular and some animals and plants

  • Budding: new organism grows on parent then splits.

  • Binary Fusion: 1 splits into 2

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Multiple Choice

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A hydra produces offspring using asexual reproduction. Will the offspring be identical or not identiical?

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Identical

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Not Identical

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Multiple Choice

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A pig produces offspring using sexual reproduction. Will the offspring be identical or not identiical?

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Identical

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Not Identical

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#4: Living Things use Energy

  • Energy is needed to carry out the functions of life.

  • Energy allows organisms to: make and break down food, move and interact with the environment, and build new cells.

  • Energy comes from food.

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Multiple Choice

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How does this organism get food?

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It makes the food

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It eats plants and animals

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It breaks down waste and dead things

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Multiple Choice

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How does this organism get food?

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It makes the food

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It eats plants and animals

3

It breaks down waste and dead things

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Multiple Choice

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How does this organism get food?

1

It makes the food

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It eats plants and animals

3

It breaks down waste and dead things

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#5: Living Things Grow & Reproduce

  • All living things grow during their lives.

  • Unicellular: grows, gets larger, divides into 2 new cells.

  • Multicellular: grows, # of cells increase, gets larger/bigger

  • As living things grow and mature their bodies change.

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Multiple Choice

Your stomach growls when you are hungry

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Living thing made of cells

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Living things respond to stimuli

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Living Things Reproduce

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Living Things need Energy

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Living Things Grow and Mature

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Multiple Choice

Before a soccer game Charlie always eats a big dinner. Which characteristic of life does this face best describe? 
1
living things use energy
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living things reproduce
3
living things grow and develop
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living things are based on a universal genetic code

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following characteristics of living things best explains why your legs and arms get longer and stronger as you get older? 
1
living things respond to their environment
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living things maintain internal balance
3
living things are made of cells
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living things grow and develop

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following characteristics of living things best explains why humans sweat when they get hot?
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maintaining a stable internal enviornment
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growth and development
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using energy
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ability to reproduce

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following characteristics of living things best explain a cat having a litter of kittens?
1
living things respond to their environment
2
living things maintain homeostasis
3
living things reproduce
4
living things are based on a genetic code

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Multiple Choice

A worm turns away from light is an example of a worm
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reproducing
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doing cellular respiration
3
having cells
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responding to its environment

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Multiple Choice

In order to be considered living an organism must have
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blood
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cells
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brains
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hair

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Multiple Choice

The basic unit of life is called a (n)
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atom
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compound
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cell
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energy

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Multiple Choice

Which one of the following is a characteristic of life?
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Growth
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Breathing
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Expelling toxins
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Photosynthesis

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Multiple Choice

Cells from 2 parents unite to form a new individual.
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asexual reproduction
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sexual reproduction
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biosphere
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stimulus

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all living things?

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Move around.

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Use energy.

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Respond to surrounding environment

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Grow, develop, and reproduce

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