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Objective: Identify the six characteristics of living things.

Tonight's HWCharacteristics of Living Things WS

Objective: Identify the six characteristics of living things.

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RSFOTDThere are over 10 million different types of

organisms living on Earth, ranging in size from single­celled bacteria to huge blue whales.

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Characteristics of Living Things

There are six characteristics that all forms of life share.

1. Made of cells.

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Unicellular = one cell; Multicellular = more than one cell

Objective: Identify the six characteristics of living things.

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Characteristics of Living Things

#1 All living things are made of cells.

Bacteria

Llama

Can you think of other unicellular organisms? Multicellular organisms?

VirusAmoeba

Goldfish

Plant

Frog

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Characteristics of Living Things

There are six characteristics that all forms of life share.

1. Made of cells.

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Unicellular = one cell; Multicellular = more than one cell

2. Ability to move.

Objective: Identify the six characteristics of living things.

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Characteristics of Living Things

#2 All living things can move.

Animals must be able to move in order to find food and shelter, and to avoid death.

In plants, only parts move. The stems of many plants bend toward sunlight .

3. Perform complex chemical activities.

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#3 All living things perform complex chemical activities.

INGESTION

DIGESTION

RESPIRATION

EXCRETION

METABOLISM

Taking in/producing food

Breaking down food

Taking in oxygen to produce energy

Getting rid ofwaste materials

3. Perform complex chemical activities.

Metabolism = Ingestion, Digestion, Respiration, Excretion

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3. Perform complex chemical activities.

Metabolism = Ingestion, Digestion, Respiration, Excretion

4. Grow and develop.

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#4 All living things grow and develop.

More than just growing in size ­ become more complex.

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5. Respond to the environment.

3. Perform complex chemical activities.

Metabolism = Ingestion, Digestion, Respiration, Excretion

4. Grow and develop.

Characteristics of Living Things

#5 All living things respond to their environment.

What are some stimuli that you experience every day?What are your responses to different stimuli?

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5. Respond to the environment.

Stimulus Response

3. Perform complex chemical activities.

Metabolism = Ingestion, Digestion, Respiration, Excretion

4. Grow and develop.

5. Respond to the environment.

6. Reproduce.

Stimulus Response

Asexual = One parent; Sexual = Two parents

3. Perform complex chemical activities.

Metabolism = Ingestion, Digestion, Respiration, Excretion

4. Grow and develop.

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#6 All living things reproduce.

All living things would become extinct if they did not reproduce.

Sexual Reproduction Asexual Reproduction

Two Parents One Parent

Some organisms that reproduce asexually...

African Violets Star Fish

Bacteria

YeastGeraniums