PDF Characteristics of Living Things Notes.notebook
[Pages:17]PDF Characteristics of Living Things Notes.notebook
January 23, 2017
Characterisitics of Living Things!
What makes something living and nonliving?
Sep 276:38 AM
1
PDF Characteristics of Living Things Notes.notebook
January 23, 2017
All living things no matter how different from
each other they may be share a set of
common characteristics.
Sep 276:43 AM
2
PDF Characteristics of Living Things Notes.notebook
January 23, 2017
All Living organismshave the same 5 characteristics and 3 needs.
This helps scientists classify things as living or nonliving.
Does it eat? Does it interact?
Does it grow?
Does it move?
Dreopersodituce?
Sep 239:04 AM
3
PDF Characteristics of Living Things Notes.notebook
January 23, 2017
1. Characteristics of Living Things
? Living things are organized and made of cells ? cells: smallest unit of living matter
> can be singlecelled (1 very simple and selfsufficient cell) > can be multicelled (many different cells have different functions)
? example: blood cells, brain cells, skin cells,muscle cells, etc.
Jan 1212:41 PM
4
PDF Characteristics of Living Things Notes.notebook
January 23, 2017
multicelled vs. single celled
Jan 122:34 PM
5
PDF Characteristics of Living Things Notes.notebook
January 23, 2017
2. Characteristics of Living Things
? Living things respond to stimuli > Stimulus: any change in an organism's surroundings that will cause the organism to react. ? Ex: change in light, background, temperature, space, water, food, or other organism > Response: an organism's reaction to stimulus. ? Ex: running away, color change, hiding in shell, growing thicker fur
Stimulus comes first and response comes second
Jan 1212:41 PM
6
PDF Characteristics of Living Things Notes.notebook
January 23, 2017
What's the stimulus and what is the response?
Jan 123:07 PM
7
PDF Characteristics of Living Things Notes.notebook
January 23, 2017
3. Characteristics of Living Things
? Living things obtain and use energy > Energy comes from food, oxygen, and water > Helps living things grow and develop ? Autotrophs: (plants) make their own food ? Heterotrops: (animals) get food from other plants and animals ? Respiration: process where energy is released from food in most organisms
Jan 1212:41 PM
8
................
................
In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.
To fulfill the demand for quickly locating and searching documents.
It is intelligent file search solution for home and business.
Related searches
- characteristics of living things activity
- 8 characteristics of living things biology
- characteristics of living things examples
- characteristics of living things for kids
- characteristics of living things biology
- characteristics of living things worksheet answers
- characteristics of living things worksheet
- characteristics of living things pictures
- characteristics of living things worksheet pdf
- characteristics of living things definition
- characteristics of living things reading
- characteristics of living things answer key