Characteristics of Living Things Tapp Middle School

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What characteristics determine whether something is considered living or biotic?

There are 6 characteristics that all living things share! Discuss with your elbow partner what you think some of the characteristics are.

All living things have… CELLS! Cells are structures that contain all the materials necessary for life.

Sense & Respond to Change All living things… Sense & Respond to Change Ex. Sweating, exhaling; plants giving off oxygen

All living things…. Reproduce Ex. Animals and plants make copies of themselves

All living things have… DNA

All living things… Use Energy Ex. Animals Food, oxygen, Plants Sunlight, carbon dioxide

All living things… Grow and Develop Ex. Animals grow from birth, plants grow from seeds

Can You Remember the 6 Characteristics?  

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