Living Things & Cells
Living things… Display organization (cells, tissues, etc.) Develop and grow Have the ability to respond to the environment Can reproduce Take in and use materials and energy
Quick Activity-2 minutes: Partner up with a neighbor and make a list of 5 living things and 5 non-living things
Types of Organisms Unicellular Have only one cell Kingdoms: Eubacteria Archaebacteria Protista A few Fungi Multicellular Have many cells Kingdoms: Plants Animals Most Fungi
The Cell Theory Every living thing is made of one or more cells Cells carry out life functions All cells come from preexisting cells
Important Cell Discoveries Robert Hooke discovered cells in 1665 looking at dead cork through a microscope Anton von Leeuwenhoek observed living microscopic organisms in pond water in the 1670s. Louis Pasteur, 1800s, disproved “spontaneous generation”, made the connection between bacteria and disease, and invented pasteurization
2 Types of Cells and the 6 Kingdoms Prokaryotic: Eubacteria: unicellular, live almost everywhere on Earth, can cause disease Archaebacteria: unicellular, live in extreme conditions Eukaryotic: Protista: mostly aquatic, mostly single cellular (some algae are considered colonial), very diverse “catch-all” kingdom Fungi: decomposers, almost exclusively multicellular, decomposers Plants: exclusively multicellular, cells have chloroplasts for photosynthesis and have a cell wall Animals: exclusively multicellular, do not have chloroplasts or cell walls
Levels of Organization Cell: made up of molecules and organelles *Note: Unicellular organisms stop at this level Tissue: groups of similar cells grouped together to preform a certain function Organ: different tissues working together to preform a larger function Organ System: Two or more organs working together. Ex: nervous system, circulatory system, root system Organism: All of the previous levels combine to form complex, multicellular organisms. Ex: mouse, pine tree, portabella mushroom, human
Specialization Cells can take on a multitude of shapes, sizes, and functions. This cell specialization allows for a diversity of organisms, from the smallest bacteria to the biggest redwood, to live here on Earth