Chapter 1: Human Body

Mr. Capodagli

AGENDAAGENDA

September 8th, 2011

Q1W1

AIM: Define the qualifiers of life

What is it to be alive?

Biology basics

Acquire colored pencils, a 1” binder, and two dividers

Requirements of Life

Boundaries - organisms are composed of cells because they require a barrier from environmental changes

Responsiveness – organisms react to stimulus in their environment

Movement – organisms are mobile to acquire food, escape danger, and reproduce

Metabolism – organisms have chemical processes to assimilate nutrients and use energy

Requirements of Life

Organization – organisms have distinctly different structures in their bodies

Reproduction – organisms transmit their genes

Growth – organisms continue to make new cells and adapt to their environment

Requirements of Life

Survival needs of the human living system…

Nutrients – H2O, O2, C6H12O6, etc.

Temperature – 98.6° F (36.8° C)

Atmospheric Pressure – there has to be enough gravity and molecules for us to breath air

Requirements of Life

Make a grid of 8 rows with the 7 qualifiers of life

Make 6 columns for these contenders… Fire Zombie Automobile Cell phone Internet

Check the boxes for the requirements the contenders

Requirements of Life

Boundaries

Response movement

metabolism

organization

growth reproduces

Fire

Zombie

Auto

Cell Phone

Internet