Characteristics of Characteristics of Living ThingsLiving Things

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1.1. Are composed of Are composed of CELLSCELLS

a.a. Organisms can be Organisms can be ______________________- - composed of many cells. Ex: composed of many cells. Ex: animals, plantsanimals, plants

b.b. Organisms can be Organisms can be ______________________- - composed of one cell. Ex: composed of one cell. Ex: amoebaamoeba

UnicellularUnicellular (Bacteria) (Bacteria)

MulticellularMulticellular

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2. 2. Have Have DNADNA in their cells in their cells

a. a. DNADNA is the is the ________________ information information that controls your cellsthat controls your cells

b. b. DNA DNA has the has the ______ (traits)______ (traits) on on chromosomes that you inherit. chromosomes that you inherit. Ex: Ex: heightheight

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3. 3. ReproduceReproduce

a. a. ______________- one parent (exactly the - one parent (exactly the same DNA). Ex: same DNA). Ex: bacteriabacteria

b. b. ____________- two parents (combination - two parents (combination of DNA from both parents) Ex: of DNA from both parents) Ex: YOUYOU

SexualSexual

AsexualAsexual

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4. 4. Grow Grow and and developdevelop grow is an increase in grow is an increase in mattermatter (get (get

______) -all organisms grow______) -all organisms grow develop is a _______ in form- not develop is a _______ in form- not

all organisms develop. Ex: _____all organisms develop. Ex: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

GrowGrow

DevelopDevelop

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5. 5. Respond to their Respond to their environmentenvironment

a a ______________________ is what an organism is what an organism responds to. Ex: responds to. Ex: sunlight for plantssunlight for plants

Stimulus=hot panStimulus=hot pan Response=remove panResponse=remove pan

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6. 6. Maintain Maintain internal balanceinternal balance

a. a. __________________________ - is the - is the balancebalance of of the inside of an organism despite the inside of an organism despite external conditions. external conditions.

b. Ex: b. Ex: cold outsidecold outside- your body - your body shivers to keep you warm.shivers to keep you warm.

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7. 7. Need materials for Need materials for foodfood and and energyenergy

a. a. ____________________________ - plants make - plants make food for animalsfood for animals

b. ______________- the breakdown or b. ______________- the breakdown or building of material to carry out life building of material to carry out life processes.processes.

Metabolism of foodMetabolism of food

PhotosynthesisPhotosynthesis

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8. 8. Change over Change over timetime as a as a groupgroup

a. a. ____________________ - a change in a - a change in a species over 1000’s of years.species over 1000’s of years.

b. Important for survival. b. Important for survival.