Introduction to Biology

Introduction to Biology

Characteristics of Life

​How are living and nonliving things similar and different?

​Nonliving

​Living

​What are the characteristics of all living things?

Take a look at each slide and guess what characteristics of living things are shown.

Characteristic of Life

Characteristic of Life

Characteristic of Life

Characteristic of Life

Characteristic of Life

Characteristic of Life

Characteristic of Life

Characteristic of Life

Characteristic of Life

Characteristic of Life

Cells​	Obtain Energy & Release Waste
DNA	Change over time/Evolve
​Reproduce	​Respond to Stimuli
Grow​ & Develop	​Gas Exchange
​Maintain Homeostasis	​

​These are the nine characteristics that ALL living things have.

Match

Match the following examples to the correct characteristic of life.

• A very slow process that is essential to a species, but not apparent in an individual.

• A bacterium divides in two.

• A yeast takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide.

• A caterpillar produces a chrysalis and in two months transforms into a butterfly.

• A plant grows in the direction of sunlight.

Evolve

Reproduction

Gas Exchange

Grow & Develop

Respond to Stimuli

• Evolve

• Reproduction

• Gas Exchange

• Grow & Develop

• Respond to Stimuli

Match

Match the following examples to the correct characteristics of life.

• A virus does not have this, but all life has at least one of these, most have numerous.

• An organism needs this information for daily function and to produce the next generation.

• A person shivers when cold or sweats when hot.

• A plant absorbs sunlight to convert it into glucose and oxygen.

Cells

DNA

Maintain Homeostasis

Obtain Energy & Release Waste

• Cells

• DNA

• Maintain Homeostasis

• Obtain Energy & Release Waste

Open Ended

Are seeds alive?