Biology: The Study of Life But, What is Life? The condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death. Living Things have Synergy The whole is greater than the sum of its parts

You see this laying on the beach, what would you do to see if it is alive?

Look at the next 18 slides and see if you can tell if the objects shown are living or not. Characteristics of Life Biology: The Study Of Life Chapter 1

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What are five ways you determined if something is living or non-living?

Characteristic of Life 1.Living things grow 2.Living things respond to change 3.Living things use energy 4.Living things contain complex chemicals 5.Living things have a definite form and limited size 6.Living things are made of cells 7.Living things can reproduce 8.Living things don’t live forever

Living or Non-living Virus

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Earth seen from the moon

Earth seen from Saturn taken by Cassini Probe

SUN Our solar system’s location in the Milky Way Galaxy The Milky Way is made up of 100 billion stars

There are 100 billion galaxies in the universe The earth is the only place we presently know where life exists.