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.
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