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Characteristics of Living Things
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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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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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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.
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#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