Characteristics of Living Characteristics of Living ThingsThings

Rebecca PassettoRebecca Passetto

Life Science BiologyLife Science Biology

ObjectivesObjectives

Be able to determine whether something is a Be able to determine whether something is a living thing (organism) or a non-living thing.living thing (organism) or a non-living thing.

Learn and understand the 6 main Learn and understand the 6 main characteristics of living things.characteristics of living things.

First Characteristic of Living ThingsFirst Characteristic of Living Things

The first characteristic of living things is that The first characteristic of living things is that they are all composed of cells. they are all composed of cells.

Cells are the itsy bitsy puzzle pieces that make Cells are the itsy bitsy puzzle pieces that make up all living things.up all living things.

Second Characteristic of Living Second Characteristic of Living ThingsThings

The second characteristic of living things is The second characteristic of living things is Organization. Organization.

All of the little cells that come together to All of the little cells that come together to make living things do so in a specific order. make living things do so in a specific order.

For example a group of muscle cells come For example a group of muscle cells come together to form our muscles.together to form our muscles.

Third Characteristic of Living Third Characteristic of Living ThingsThings

The third characteristic of living things is all The third characteristic of living things is all living things use energy.living things use energy.

Animals and humans eat food to obtain their energy.

Plants however use the sunlight to obtain their energy.

Fourth Characteristic of Living Fourth Characteristic of Living ThingsThings

The fourth characteristic of living things is The fourth characteristic of living things is homeostasis (to keep yourself alive)homeostasis (to keep yourself alive)

Living things respond to the environment.Living things respond to the environment. Examples are: sunflowers responding to the Examples are: sunflowers responding to the

sun, humans responding to the cold by sun, humans responding to the cold by shivering, or birds migrating southshivering, or birds migrating south

Fifth Characteristic of Living ThingsFifth Characteristic of Living Things

The fifth characteristic of living things is that The fifth characteristic of living things is that all living things grow.all living things grow.

Sixth Characteristic of Living Sixth Characteristic of Living ThingsThings

The sixth characteristic of living things is The sixth characteristic of living things is reproduction. All living things need to reproduction. All living things need to reproduce to survive.reproduce to survive.

Living or Non-living and Why?Living or Non-living and Why?

Living Living

Living

Non-Living

Non-Living Non-Living

Six Characteristics of Living ThingsSix Characteristics of Living Things

1.1. CellsCells

2.2. OrganizationOrganization

3.3. EnergyEnergy

4.4. HomeostasisHomeostasis

5.5. GrowthGrowth

6.6. ReproductionReproduction