Characteristics of Life Essential Question What makes something

Characteristics of Life Essential Question: What makes something

BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC • Biotic is living, once living, or made by a living thing. • Abiotic is nonliving. It has never been alive.

What makes a thing living? • intro to characteristics of life video

We will concentrate on these seven characteristics of life: • M • R • S G R E N

We will concentrate on these seven characteristics of life: • Movement • R • S G R E N

Movement • an action by an organism or part of an • organism causing a change of position or place • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Ps. Ypng. BG 394

We will concentrate on these seven characteristics of life: • Movement • R • S G R E N

We will concentrate on these seven characteristics of life: • Movement • Reproduce • S G R E N

Reproduction • processes that make more of the same kind of organism • asexual – one parent • Sexual- two parents • Organisms must come from other organisms!!! • • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=DY 9 DNWcqx. I 4 https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Ll. Bvo 3 Xu. Mvw

We will concentrate on these seven characteristics of life: • Movement • Reproduce • S G R E N

We will concentrate on these seven characteristics of life: • Movement • Reproduce • Sensitivity G R E N

Sensitivity • the ability to detect or sense changes in the environment (stimuli) and to make responses • Homeostasis: maintaining a condition of balance or equilibrium within the body, even when faced with external changes

We will concentrate on these seven characteristics of life: • Movement • Reproduce • Sensitivity G R E N

We will concentrate on these seven characteristics of life: • Movement • Reproduce • Sensitivity Grow R E N

Growth • permanent increase in size and dry mass by an increase in cell number or cell size or both

We will concentrate on these seven characteristics of life: • Movement • Reproduce • Sensitivity Grow R E N

We will concentrate on these seven characteristics of life: • Movement • Reproduce • Sensitivity Grow Respiration E N

Respiration • chemical reactions that break down nutrient molecules in living cells to release energy • This is DIFFERENT than external respiration (breathing)

We will concentrate on these seven characteristics of life: • Movement • Reproduce • Sensitivity Grow Respiration E N

We will concentrate on these seven characteristics of life: • Movement • Reproduce • Sensitivity Grow Respiration Excretion N

Excretion • removal from organisms of toxic materials, the waste products of metabolism • (chemical reactions in cells including respiration), and substances in excess of requirements

We will concentrate on these seven characteristics of life: • Movement • Reproduce • Sensitivity Grow Respiration Excretion N

We will concentrate on these seven characteristics of life: • Movement • Reproduce • Sensitivity Grow Respiration Excretion Nutrition

• taking in of nutrients which are organic • substances and mineral ions, containing raw • materials or energy for growth and tissue repair, • absorbing and assimilating them Nutrition

The Characteristics of Life: • Movement • Reproduction • Sensitivity Growth Respiration Excretion Nutrition

Biotic or Abiotic?

Biotic or Abiotic?

Biotic or Abiotic?

Biotic or Abiotic?

Biotic or Abiotic?

Biotic or Abiotic?

Biotic or Abiotic?

Biotic or Abiotic?

Biotic or Abiotic?

Biotic or Abiotic?

Biotic or Abiotic?