HER HAIR Mnemonic Strategy to Remember The Characteristics of Life By: Lisa Polito

I picked up my CELL phone

to call my HOMIE

to ask if he MET

the girl making Nike REPRODUCTIONS.

HER hair looked like

a VOLcano erupting.

Bet she couldn’t get a comb IN HER DEEP knotted ENDS

I asked how fast her hair GROWS,

but she didn’t RESPOND.

I picked up my CELL phone Cellular structure - all living things are made of one or more cells.

to call my HOMIE Homeostasis - all living organisms must maintain a stable internal environment in order to function properly Not too hot, not too cold, not too dry… balanced.

to ask if he MET Metabolism - chemical reactions carried out by living organisms Eating, digesting, breathing, excreting… ENERGY

the girl making Nike REPRODUCTIONS. Reproduction - all living organisms can make more of their own kind from one generation to the next.

HER hair looked like Heredity - all living things are able to pass on traits to their offspring through genes that pass from parent to offspring each generation

a VOLcano erupting. Evolution - change in a species over generations.

Bet she couldn’t get a comb IN HER DEEP knotted ENDS Interdependence - organisms live and interact with other organisms. Every living thing needs resources from its surroundings (food, water, air, mates, shelter…)

I asked how fast her hair GROWS, Growth and Development - Every living thing increases in size and changes within their lifetime.

but she didn’t RESPOND. Responsiveness - Living things sense and react to their environment. Movement, chemical production, etc…

9 Characteristics of Life Review: Cellular Structure Homeostasis Metabolism Reproduction Heredity Evolution Interdependence Growth & Development Responsiveness