Unit 1 Evolution Section 1 What is a Living Thing? Access Biology

Units in Evolution What is a Living Thing? Vocabulary Vocabulary with websites Evolution Evolution of Populations Artificial Selection Activities and Labs Units in Evolution

Essential Questions/ Big Ideas What are organisms? How do you define a living thing? What is evolution? Who was Charles Darwin? How did his theory of Natural Selection impact the way we think about evolution? What are adaptations and how can they impact a species’ survival? What is artificial selection? How can we use phenotypes to make predictions about offspring? Essential Questions/ Big Ideas

Standards SC.912.L.15.8 Describe the scientific explanations of the origin of life on Earth. SC.912.L.15.In.3 Identify that there are scientific explanations of the origin of life on Earth. SC.912.L.15.Su.3 Recognize that there are scientific explanations of how life began. SC.912.L.15.Pa.1 Recognize that plants and animals change as they age.

Brainstorm and think of 5 things that are living and 5 things that are not living… Things which are living Things which are non-living

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Is it Alive?

There are 7 Characteristic of Living Things Are made of cells Grow and develop Reproduce Are made of DNA Require energy Respond to stimuli Have organs There are 7 Characteristic of Living Things

1. Made of cells Living organisms are made up of cells. There are different kinds of cells such as plant cells or animal cells 1. Made of cells

2. Grow and develop Living things grow and change over time

3. Reproduction Living organisms can have offspring (babies) Name some living things who can have babies? 3. Reproduction

Have traits inherited by ancestors 4. Made of DNA

Food Water 5. Requires Energy

6. Respond to Stimuli We shiver when it is cold Sweat when it is hot Laugh when tickled

We have organs We have systems (circular, respiratory) 7. Organization

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Can you match these statements with it’s correct characteristic?

Review Living versus Non-Living Video Click on picture to start video