Needs Of Living Things Mr Oles Life Science

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Needs Of Living Things Mr. Oles Life Science

Needs Of Living Things Mr. Oles Life Science

Needs Of Living Things • Proper Temperature – Some animals must keep an internal

Needs Of Living Things • Proper Temperature – Some animals must keep an internal temperature within a certain range in order to remain alive. – Homeostasis is the ability for an organism to keep conditions inside its body the same, regardless of the conditions outside its body.

 • What is our • What do other AVERAGE mammals have? constant body

• What is our • What do other AVERAGE mammals have? constant body temperature? • What adaptations help you maintain a constant body temperature?

Cold Blooded • What does it mean?

Cold Blooded • What does it mean?

Warm Blooded? Advantages? ?

Warm Blooded? Advantages? ?

Are there advantages to being coldblooded?

Are there advantages to being coldblooded?

Needs Of Living Things 1. Energy!!!! – Every living thing needs energy! – All

Needs Of Living Things 1. Energy!!!! – Every living thing needs energy! – All energy comes ultimately from the sun. Mmmm, steak.

1. Energy • Consumers are organisms that obtain their energy from eating plants or

1. Energy • Consumers are organisms that obtain their energy from eating plants or other animals.

1. Energy • Producers are organisms that can make their own food. – Includes

1. Energy • Producers are organisms that can make their own food. – Includes most plants, some algae and cyanobacteria.

Needs Of Living Things • 2. Food and Water – Some organisms require food

Needs Of Living Things • 2. Food and Water – Some organisms require food or nutrients to make their own food(plants). – NNN (no note needed) Food can range from spaghetti to fungus!

2. Food and Water • The human body is usually composed of 65% water!

2. Food and Water • The human body is usually composed of 65% water!

Needs Of Living Things, Cont’d • 3. Oxygen – Oxygen is necessary for the

Needs Of Living Things, Cont’d • 3. Oxygen – Oxygen is necessary for the respiration of most living things! It may be bonded to something else – CO 2 • NNN Where do trout get their oxygen?

4. Living Space • All living things need a place to live – see

4. Living Space • All living things need a place to live – see pgs 12 -14 in your textbook. • What happens if you don’t have enough space in which to live? Have you ever heard of “carrying capacity”?

 • POP QUIZ! – TAKE OUT A HALF OF PAPER! – Write your

• POP QUIZ! – TAKE OUT A HALF OF PAPER! – Write your name, date, and period in the upper right hand corner. Please number one through three down the left hand side.

POP QUIZ • Q 1 Name 5 of the 6 characteristics of all living

POP QUIZ • Q 1 Name 5 of the 6 characteristics of all living things. • Q 2 What are the basic building blocks of all living things? (Hint: think elements) • Q 3 What is the final step of the scientific method?