Characteristics of Life

identify the characteristics that all living things have

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Understand what characteristics scientist use to classify living and nonliving things.​

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Open Ended

What characteristics identify you as a living organism?

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You will also need colored pencils and something to write with.​

Living things are made of cells.

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Uni - one

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Multi - many​

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​Cells

Living things have a genetic code.

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​Characteristics are passed on to the next generation.

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​DNA

Multiple Choice

Are YOU unicellular or multicellular?

• Unicellular

  (single celled)

• Multicellular

  (many celled)

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What is the name of the genetic material that all living organisms must have?

Produce offspring.

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​Asexual - 1 parent (clone)

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Sexual - 2 parents (diverse)​

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​Reproduce

Living things grow and develop.

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Increase in size, mature over time and have a lifespan.​ (Live and die)

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​Grow

Match

Match the following

• Cells

• DNA

• Reproduce

• Grow

All living things are made of one or more

All living things have genetic material.

All living things have offspring

All living thing increase in size, develop and die

• All living things are made of one or more

• All living things have genetic material.

• All living things have offspring

• All living thing increase in size, develop and die

Sensitive and can react rapidly to surroundings.

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​Living things react and respond.

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​Respond to stimulus

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Match

Match the response to the stimulus.

shiver to generate warmth

drink water

sweat to cool off

eat

• shiver to generate warmth

• drink water

• sweat to cool off

• eat

Change over a long period of time to better survive in an environment.

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​Living things change over time.

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Known as EVOLUTION!​

​Adapt over time

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Open Ended

How have cell phones evolved since 1973?

Did they evolve only once?

Either make their own food, eat other things, or break down dead material.

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Living things need and use energy.​

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​Energy

Homeostasis- when a body remains stable inside regardless of outside conditions.

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Living things maintain & sustain.​

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Internal Balance

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Open Ended

How are response to stimulus and maintain internal balance similar?