directions Take out your stamp sheet. Make sure your name is on it. Pick an assignment (vocab/1-1 notes/1-2 notes). Put it BEHIND your stamp sheet and drop it off at the very back lab bench on YOUR SIDE. The teacher will grade & stamp your homework and will tell you when to pick it up. Do your DNA. Set up your notes.

Levels of Organization Project Create 8 boxes on your white sheet of paper. Title the boxes (according to the order of the Levels of Organization) with the following terms: Atom, Element, Molecule, Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organ System, & Organism. In complete sentences, provide a description of each Level of Organization. Draw a picture for each Level of Organization. Color your pictures. Number (or draw arrows) to show how your boxes are organized from “simple” to “complex”. Use all the space that is provided per box. Big open white spaces will be grades as “incomplete”.

Do now activity #3 List all the Levels of Organization in order. Of all the Levels of Organization, which are not alive? What is the smallest unit of life? What is the difference between cells & tissues? What is the difference between cells & atoms? What is the difference between atom & molecule? What is the difference between controls & variables? Why must a human have all 7 Levels of Organization?

Do now activity #3 What is the difference between control & variable? What are the 5 steps of the Scientific Method? What is an element? What is a molecule? What is homeostasis? What are the levels of organization? What is the difference between theory & hypothesis? What is the difference between results & conclusion?

Section 1-3 8 characteristics of living things Unit 1—Molecular Biology Essential Question Why is a human living, but a cell phone is not? Section 1-3 8 characteristics of living things Learning Targets: Differentiate between living and non-living beings. Identify signs of life within a living and non-living things.

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announcements Section 1 Test Scheduled for Tuesday: 8/28/18 Stamp Sheet due Monday 8/27/18 Class website is updated with all necessary class files Class Syllabus is LATE: drop into gray “Late Work” basket Critical Reading is LATE: drop into gray “Late Work” basket

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Biology Bio- means life in Latin -ology is the study of

biology Biology means: _____ ________ of _____ . study The life The study of life study Biology means: _____ ________ of _____ . The life

biology Biology can study anything that deals with a living thing (organism) Many biologist specialize in just one area of biology Example: Zoologists study animals Botanists study plants Ecologists study the environment

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biology Scientists follow 3 steps: 1. Observe

biology Scientists follow 3 steps: 1. Observe 2. Test a hypothesis

biology Scientists follow 3 steps: 1. Observe 2. Test a hypothesis 3. Make an inference

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Characteristics of life There are certain criteria that must be met for something to be considered living.

Characteristics of life Living things share 8 characteristics.

Characteristics of life They MUST have all 8 to be considered living.

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Characteristics of life 1. Cells: The basic unit of all life.

Characteristics of life Prokaryotes/eukaryotes There are 2 types: ____ (no nucleus) & _____ (nucleus) prokaryotes

Characteristics of life Prokaryotes/eukaryotes There are 2 types: ____ (no nucleus) & _____ (nucleus) prokaryotes eukaryotes

Characteristics of life 2. Genetic Code: An instructional blueprint.

Characteristics of life DNA/RNA There are 2 examples: ____ (database) & ____ (protein) DNA

Characteristics of life DNA/RNA There are 2 examples: ____ (database) & ____ (protein) DNA RNA

Characteristics of life 3. Reproduction: Passing on genetic material.

Characteristics of life Asexual/sexual There are 2 types: ____ (no exchange) & _____ (exchange) asexual

Characteristics of life Asexual/sexual There are 2 types: ____ (no exchange) & _____ (exchange) asexual sexual

Characteristics of life energy 4. “Eat”: Obtains and uses _____. energy

Characteristics of life 5. Homeostasis: Maintains an internal balance. H2O Content

Characteristics of life 5. Homeostasis: Maintains an internal balance. Temperature

Characteristics of life 5. Homeostasis: Maintains an internal balance. Food Intake

Characteristics of life changes 6. Evolve: _______ over time. changes

Characteristics of life Birth/death 7. Grow: Develops between ____ and ____. birth death

Characteristics of life 8. Responds to the environment

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All living things have one or more ____ . cells cells All living things have one or more ____ . cells

A single cell meets all _#?_ requirements of living things. cells 8 A single cell meets all _#?_ requirements of living things.

A single cell meets all _8_ requirements of living things. cells 8 A single cell meets all _8_ requirements of living things.

cells Multicellular organisms (plants and animals) have specialized cells. Cells that perform different jobs Humans: at least 85 different cell types

Essential Question Diagram Fold your white piece of paper in half (hamburger style). Label one side “human”. Label the other side “cell phone”. Draw an appropriate picture for each labeled side. Color your pictures. On the “cell phone” side list all the reasons why it can be considered a living thing. Then, list all the reasons that make it considered a non-living thing. On the “human” side list all the reasons why it can be considered a living thing. Then, list all the reasons that make it considered a non-living thing.