Structure of Life

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What Pikachu are you today? Why?

Let's head to Edio and complete this knowledge check!

These need to be completed at the beginning of each unit.

Doesn't count as a real grade!

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Unit Overview and Knowledge Check

Is it living or non living?

Look at the image to the right, what is living, what isn't?

IS IT LIVING!?!?!

Draw

Look at the photo? What is living, what is not living?

Green circle = Living

Red circle = not living

Living Things

All living things are made up of cells. Cells are the basic building block of life.

Some are composed of a single cell, while some have millions. If there are cells, it is a living thing.

Domains of living things: Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya

Bacteria and Archaea are single celled

Eukarya have multiple cells.

All living things do 7 things that determine whether something is living or non living.

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Characterisitics of Living Things

Open Ended

What can a living thing do that a non living thing can't?

-cells
-homeostasis
-energy
-growth
-reproduction
-response
-adaptation

NOTES NOTES NOTES

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7 Characteristics

All living things are made of cells. Allows us to breathe, move, and digest food.

​​Cells

​Having a steady state. Humans have a steady state in the form of body temperature.

​​Homeostasis

​Energy allows living things to perform actions such as moving and growing.

​​Energy

Living things must grow. New features or grow in size.

​​Growth

All living things can reproduce, creating offspring.

​​Reproduction

​Respond to a change in the environment. Trees changing their leaves with the seasons.

​Response

​Large-scale changes within the population of organisms. These changes occur over a long period of time.

​​Adaptation

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Match the following!