characteristics of life notes

Ch. 1.1 Living ThingsFocus Question:1. What characteristics do all living things

share? (6 tab foldable in your notebook)

• Refer to pg. 15 in your book• Write the characteristic on the outside of the

tab• Write the description on the inside of the tab

• When finished, start reading Ch. 1.1 (starts on pg. 9)

Add the examples from the following slides to your foldable

Organization5 Levels of Organization

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Growth & Development

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Reproduction

• Cells splitting• Bird laying eggs

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Response to Stimuli• Internal Stimuli: feeling hungry or thristy• External Stimuli: sun burn, shivering

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Homeostasis

• Sweating to prevent overheating• Getting rid of excess fluids

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Use of energy• Sun plants animals predators decomposers• Some don’t need sunlight for energy (deep in ocean)

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Remotes questions

What term refers to things that have all the characteristics of life?

a. cellsb. unicellular organismsc. organismsd. multicellular organisms

Which of these refers to changes in an organism’s environment?

a. External stimulib. Homeostasisc. Internal stimulid. Development

Homeostasis refers to an organism’s ability to maintain stable ______ conditions?

a. Externalb. Internalc. Cellulard. Environmental

Which characteristic of life does this example refer to:

mosquito larvae changing into an adult mosquito?

a. Growth & developmentb. Organizationc. Reproductiond. Homeostasis


a bacterium dividing into 2 bacteria?a. Growth & developmentb. Organizationc. Reproductiond. Energy


eating because you feel hungry?a. Response to stimulib. Organizationc. Reproductiond. Homeostasis


your body temperature staying the same?

a. Energyb. Response to stimulic. Reproductiond. Homeostasis


what you need for doing all activities?a. Growth & developmentb. Energyc. Reproductiond. Homeostasis


groups of cells working together as a tissue?

a. Growth & developmentb. Organizationc. Response to stimulid. Homeostasis

What kind of organism is a human?

a. Single-celled organismb. Multicellular organism

Which of the following is NOT an example of maintaining homeostasis?

a. Sweating when hotb. Getting a fever when sickc. Eating when your stomach growlsd. Eyes dilating when in the dark

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