Living Things Characteristics of Life. What do you already know about living things? What does it mean to be “living”? What must living things have/be

Living ThingsLiving Things

Characteristics of LifeCharacteristics of Life

What do you already What do you already know about living things?know about living things?

What does it mean to be “living”?What does it mean to be “living”? What must living things have/be able to What must living things have/be able to

do?do? How can we tell living things from non-How can we tell living things from non-

living?living? Are YOU a living thing? WHY???Are YOU a living thing? WHY??? Discuss with a partner and be ready to Discuss with a partner and be ready to

report out!!!report out!!!

We already know living We already know living things….things….

Let’s learn from Let’s learn from

MS. NERG!MS. NERG!

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All living things All living things

are are MMADE OF ADE OF CELLSCELLS

MMADE OF CELLSADE OF CELLS

What does this mean??? What are What does this mean??? What are “cells”?“cells”?

Discuss & share at your tables!Discuss & share at your tables!

Organisms may be made of Organisms may be made of ONE (single –celled) or MANY ONE (single –celled) or MANY (multi-cellular) cells!(multi-cellular) cells!

ANY ANY LIVING LIVING

THING is calledTHING is called

an “an “organism”organism”

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are are SSENSITIVEENSITIVE

SSENSITIVEENSITIVE

What does this mean??? How are YOU What does this mean??? How are YOU “sensitive”?“sensitive”?


Sensitive to (react to) Sensitive to (react to) changes in their environmentchanges in their environment

They respond to a stimulusThey respond to a stimulusIt gets cold or rainy….you wear a coat!It gets cold or rainy….you wear a coat!

It gets hot…dogs shed!It gets hot…dogs shed!

Winter comes….bears hibernate! Etc!!!Winter comes….bears hibernate! Etc!!!

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needneed NNUTRITIONUTRITION

NNUTRITIONUTRITION

What does this mean??? How doWhat does this mean??? How do you you get “nutrition”?get “nutrition”?


Get “nutrition” from the Get “nutrition” from the Chemicals of LifeChemicals of Life

WaterWater CarbohydratesCarbohydrates Lipids Lipids (ex. Fats)(ex. Fats)

ProteinsProteins Nucleic Acids Nucleic Acids (ex. DNA)(ex. DNA)

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useuse EENERGYNERGY

EENERGYNERGY

What does this mean???What does this mean??? How do you use energy?How do you use energy? When do you use energy?When do you use energy?


Energy is needed to workEnergy is needed to work Your lungs breathing & heart beating IS Your lungs breathing & heart beating IS

WORK!WORK!

Animals get energy from their food Animals get energy from their food (plants and other animals)(plants and other animals)

Green plants get energy from sunlightGreen plants get energy from sunlight

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All living thingsAll living things

RREPRODUCEEPRODUCE

RREPRODUCEEPRODUCE

What does this mean??? Why is it What does this mean??? Why is it important to a species of living things?important to a species of living things?


Create offspring Create offspring (children) similar to (children) similar to parentsparents

This is the next This is the next generation for the generation for the

species!!!species!!!

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All living thingsAll living things

GGROW and ROW and DEVELOPDEVELOP

GGROW and DEVELOPROW and DEVELOP

What does this mean?What does this mean? How does this happen?How does this happen? When have you seen this?When have you seen this?


They become They become larger and more larger and more complex!complex!

Babies grow into Babies grow into adults.adults.

Seedlings grow into Seedlings grow into plants.plants.

Spores grow into Spores grow into fungifungi

Use the first letter from each Use the first letter from each process to help you remember process to help you remember them.them.

MMadeade of cellsof cells

SSensitiveensitive to changes in environmentto changes in environment

NNutritionalutritional needsneeds

EEnergynergy useuse

RReproduceeproduce

GGrowrow and developand develop

They spellThey spell MS. NERGMS. NERG

This isThis is MS. NERG MS. NERG !!

Can you Can you remember what remember what each of the each of the letters in her letters in her name stand for?name stand for?

Talk to your neighbor and be ready to report out!!!

MMSS

NNEERRGG

ade of cellsade of cells

ensitive to changes in surroundingsensitive to changes in surroundings

utritional needsutritional needs

nergy usenergy use

eproduceeproduce

row and developrow and develop

Let’s Take it Another Step…Let’s Take it Another Step…

What Am I??What Am I??

Concept Attainment ActivityConcept Attainment Activity

Vocabulary—add to Vocabulary—add to notes!notes!

Biotic:Biotic: organism or object that organism or object that isis alive alive (crab, fish, etc),(crab, fish, etc), was oncewas once alive alive (paper, pencil, etc),(paper, pencil, etc), or is or is a a productproduct of a living thing of a living thing (seashell, etc) (seashell, etc) !!

Abiotic:Abiotic: man-made man-made (pipe, phone, car, etc)(pipe, phone, car, etc) or or Earth-made Earth-made (rock, ocean wave, etc)(rock, ocean wave, etc) object that object that was was nevernever alive! alive!

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Living Things Characteristics of Life. What do you already know about living things? What does it mean to be “living”? What must living things have/be