September 26, 2016 Objective: I can differentiate between living and nonliving. Launch: 1. State Question HW: State Question Castle Learning Test Review Due day of test. TEST Thursday - Friday (During double) Scientific Method and Life Processes 9/30/16 Science Article Due Wednesday 10/5/16

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Characteristics of Living Things 8 characteristics must be met in order for something to be “living” Try to brainstorm a few

Characteristics of Living Things 1. All living organisms are made of cells. -A cell is the basic unit of life

Fill out the Pyramid Organism Organ Systems Organs Tissue Cells

Reproduction 2. All living organisms must reproduce -All living organisms must reproduce sexually or asexually. a. Life would come to an end without reproduction

DNA 3. All living organisms have a genetic code (DNA) -There is a reason why we look like our parents. DNA is a molecule that gets passed down to the next generation.

Genetics

Life Cycle 4. All living organisms must grow -All living organisms go through a life cycle. Humans start off as sperm/egg, embryo, zygote, fetus, infant, teenager, etc…

All living things must grow

Energy 5. All living organisms need energy -Organisms need energy to grow, develop, and reproduce. How do you get energy? Humans= eating, plants= sun, fungus=decomposing

Obtain Energy

Respond to Environment 6. All living organisms must respond to their environments -Not a lot of organisms can survive a winter. What do they do? a. Hibernate, migrate

Homeostasis 7. All living organisms must maintain an internal balance -Homeostasis: is the process in which organisms maintain their internal balance If we eat, we must egest (removal of waste) Plants take in CO2 and give off O2

Evolution 8. All living organisms change over time -This change is known as evolution

Living things adapt and evolve Any structure, behavior, or internal process that enables an organism to respond to environmental factors and live to produce offspring is called an adaptation Adaptations are inherited from previous generations. The gradual change in a species through adaptations over time is evolution.

GROUP ACTIVITY Living vs. non-living