Transcript of 8 Characteristics of Living Things 8 Characteristics of Living Things Mr. Carney 6 th Grade Science.
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- 8 Characteristics of Living Things 8 Characteristics of Living
Things Mr. Carney 6 th Grade Science
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- Review previous day Biotic/Abiotic What makes something alive
(biotic) or not alive (abiotic)? What is Spontaneous
Generation?
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- Organisms An ORGANISM is a living thing All organisms share
characteristics that separate them from non-living things All
organisms share EIGHT characteristics that make them alive. A
living (biotic) organism must have all EIGHT !
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- All living things are made up of cells. A cell is the smallest
unit of life CELL: the smallest basic unit of structure and
organization of all living organisms Some organisms have only a
single cell others have many the human body contains over 100
trillion cells Thats 100,000,000,000,000!!
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- All living things display organization. Arranged in an orderly
way Cells Tissues Organs Organ Systems Organism
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- All living things grow and develop Growth: addition of mass to
an organism Development:the process that occurs in an organism's
life that results in a more complex organism.
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- Basically, this means that they can make more of their own
kind! SPECIES: A group of organisms that mate together and have
fertile offspring Asexual Reproduction when a single parent doubles
its contents and splits in two to create a new organism
(ex:bacteria) Sexual Reproduction when two different parents unite
to produce a new organism (ex:humans) MITOSIS All living things
reproduce.
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- All living things respond to stimuli. Stimuli: Anything from
the environment that causes some sort of reaction, such as
temperature, light, sound, and other factors that cause living
things to respond. Nonliving objects (rocks for instance) do not
respond to stimuli!
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- All living things require and use energy. Used to run the
processes of life Humans (and other animals) get energy from the
food we eat Plants get energy from the sunlight, through a process
called photosynthesis
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- All living things can move Animals move to find food and
shelter. Movement can be the difference between life and death.
Plants do not move, but they bend toward sunlight. All living
things also have internal movement of substances (food, water,
waste, etc.)
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- 1-13 Adaptations come about through evolution. Evolution is the
process by which a species changes through time. Living things
adapt
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- All living things are homeostatic Homeostasis is the ability of
an organism to maintain relatively constant internal conditions. An
example is temperature regulation in the human body. All organ
systems contribute to homeostasis.
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- Quick Group Discussion!!! What about dead things?
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- 8 Characteristics of Living Things 1.Made up of one or more
cells 2.Display organization 3.Grow and develop 4.Reproduce
5.Respond to stimuli 6.Require and use energy 7.Maintain
Homeostasis 8.Move
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- Categorize the following as Biotic or Abiotic 1. the Sun:
____________ 2. a bean plant: ____________ 3. the wind:
_____________ 4. a river: ____________ 5. a fossil: ____________ 6.
a giraffe: ____________ 7. an apple tree: ____________ 8. a bald
eagle: ___________ 9. a volcano: ___________ 10.a starfish:
___________ 11.A rock: ___________