Properties of Life Bio with Mr. D.

Biology Bio Life logy Latin for “study of” Other examples?

Characteristics of life How many can you think of?

1. Organization Degree of order within an organism’s interactions with the living world. Cell Basic unit of life Tissues Groups of cells of similar ability Organs Carry out specialized jobs in the body Organ systems Ex. Nervous system, muscle system Organism

2. Response to stimuli

3. Homeostasis Maintenance of stable internal conditions What happens when you get a fever? What happens when you exercise? When you eat?

4. Metabolism The sum of chemical reactions that take in and transform energy and materials from the environment. Photosynthesis Cellular respiration

5. Growth and development

6. Reproduction

7. Change over time