Lesson 1 | Characteristics of Life

Lesson 1 | Characteristics of Life

Student Labs and Activities

Launch Lab Content Vocabulary Lesson Outline MiniLab Content Practice A Content Practice B School to Home Key Concept Builders Enrichment Challenge

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Launch Lab

LESSON 1: 15 minutes

Is it alive?

Living organisms have specific characteristics. Is a rock a living organism? Is a dog? What characteristics describe something that is living?

Procedure

1. Read and complete a lab safety form.

2. Place three pieces of pasta in the bottom of a clear plastic cup.

3. Add carbonated water to the cup until it is 2/3 full.

4. Observe the contents of the cup for 5 minutes. Record your observations in the Data and Observations section below.

Data and Observations

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Think About This

1. Think about living things. How do you know they are alive?

2. Which characteristics of life do you think you are observing in the cup?

3.

Key Concept Is the pasta alive? How do you know?

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Content Vocabulary

LESSON 1

Characteristics of Life

Directions: Unscramble each word. Then write the correct term next to its definition on the lines provided.

1. clel

2. samigron

3. rainullclue

4. steamhissoo

5. cruelmalltiul

6. made of one cell

7. the ability to maintain steady internal conditions when outside conditions change

8. the smallest unit of life

9. made of more than one cell

10. a thing that has all the characteristics of life

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Lesson Outline

LESSON 1

Characteristics of Life

A. Characteristics of Life

1. All

things are organized, grow and develop, reproduce,

respond, maintain certain internal conditions, and use energy.

2. Things that have all the characteristics of life are called

.

B. Organization

1. Whether an organism is made of only one

--the

smallest unit of life--or many cells, all living things have structures that have

specific functions.

2. Living things that are made of only one cell are called organisms.

3. Living things that are made of two or more cells are called

organisms.

4. Living things with more than one cell have a greater level of

because groups of cells function together.

C. Growth and Development

1. Living things grow by increasing number.

or increasing cell

2. The changes that occur in an organism during its lifetime are

called

.

D. Reproduction

1. more new organisms.

is the process by which one organism makes one or

2. Some organisms must have a(n) others can reproduce without one.

to reproduce, but

E. Responses to Stimuli

1. All living things can

to changes in the environment.

These changes are called external.

and can be internal or

2. Hunger and thirst are examples of

stimuli.

3. Some examples of

stimuli are light and temperature.

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F. Homeostasis

1. An organism's ability to maintain steady internal conditions when outside

conditions change is called

. Maintaining these

conditions ensures that cells can

.

2. When your outside environment becomes too hot or too cold, your body responds

by sweating, shivering, or changing the flow of

to

maintain a body temperature of 37?C.

G. Energy

1. Cells continuously use new cells, and perform chemical reactions.

to transport substances, make

2. For most organisms, the energy they use originally came to Earth from

the

.

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MiniLab

LESSON 1: 20 minutes

Did you blink?

Like all living organisms, you respond to changes, or stimuli, in your environment. When you react to a stimulus without thinking, the response is known as a reflex. Let's see what a reflex is like.

Procedure

1. Read and complete a lab safety form.

2. Sit on a chair with your hands in your lap.

3. Have your partner gently toss a soft, foam ball at your face five times. Your partner will warn you when he or she is going to toss the ball. Record your responses in your Science Journal.

4. Have your partner gently toss the ball at your face five times without warning you. Record your responses.

5. Switch places with your partner, and repeat steps 3 and 4.

Analyze and Conclude

1. Compare your responses when you were warned and when you were not warned.

2. Decide if any of your reactions were reflex responses, and explain your answer.

3.

Key Concept Infer why organisms have reflex responses to some stimuli.

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