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Characteristics of Living Things What characteristics do all living things share? Living things are made up of basic units called cells are based on a universal genetic code obtain and use materials and energy grow and develop reproduce respond to their environment maintain a stable internal environment change over time

Characteristics of Living Things Biology is the study of life. But what is life? No one characteristic is enough to describe a living thing. Nonliving things can have one or more of these traits too. Some things, such as viruses, exist at the border between organisms and nonliving things.

Characteristics of Living Things Despite these difficulties, we can list characteristics that most living things have in common. Both fish and coral have all the characteristics common to living things. Even though looking at them makes you think otherwise

Characteristics of Living Things Living things are based on a universal genetic code. All organisms store the complex information they need to live, grow, and reproduce in a genetic code written in a molecule called DNA. That information is copied and passed from parent to offspring and is almost identical in every organism on Earth.

Characteristics of Living Things Living things grow and develop. During development, a single fertilized egg divides again and again.

Characteristics of Living Things As these cells divide, they differentiate, which means they begin to look different from one another and to perform different functions.

Characteristics of Living Things Living things respond to their environment. A stimulus is a signal to which an organism responds. Rough skinned newts secrete toxin through their skin that paralyzes the predator feeding on them. The garter snake is becoming resistant.

Characteristics of Living Things Living things reproduce, which means that they produce new similar organisms. Most plants and animals engage in sexual reproduction, in which cells from two parents unite to form the first cell of a new organism.

Characteristics of Living Things Other organisms reproduce through asexual reproduction, in which a single organism produces offspring identical to itself.

Characteristics of Living Things Living things maintain a relatively stable internal environment, even when external conditions change dramatically. All living organisms expend energy to keep conditions inside their cells within certain limits. This condition or process is called homeostasis. For example, specialized cells help leaves regulate gases that enter and leave the plant.

Characteristics of Living Things Living things obtain and use material and energy to grow, develop, and reproduce. The combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials is called metabolism. Plants obtain energy from the sun and gases from the air. Animals get fuel from the foods they eat. These materials then take part in various metabolic reactions within special parts of the cell.

Characteristics of Living Things Living things are made up of one or more cells—the smallest units considered fully alive. Cells can grow, respond to their surroundings, and reproduce. Despite their small size, cells are complex and highly organized.

Characteristics of Living Things Over generations, groups of organisms evolve, or change over time. Evolutionary change links all forms of life to a common origin more than 3.5 billion years ago. Evidence of this shared history is found in all aspects of living and fossil organisms, from physical features to structures of proteins to sequences of information in DNA.

Evolution of Whales

Big Ideas / Central Themes in Biology The study of biology revolves around several interlocking big ideas, which may overlap with the characteristics of life: cellular basis of life information and heredity matter and energy growth, development, and reproduction homeostasis

Big Ideas / Central Themes in Biology The study of biology revolves around several interlocking big ideas, which may overlap with the characteristics of life: evolution structure and function unity and diversity of life interdependence in nature science as a way of knowing

Cellular Basis of Life Living things are made of cells. Many living things consist of only a single cell and are called unicellular organisms. Plants and animals are multicellular. Cells in multicellular organisms display many different sizes, shapes, and functions.

Unicellular Organisms

Multicellular Organisms

Information and Heredity Living things are based on a universal genetic code. The information coded in your DNA is similar to organisms that lived 3.5 billion years ago. The DNA inside your cells right now can influence your future—your risk of getting cancer, the amount of cholesterol in your blood, and the color of your children’s hair.

Matter and Energy Life requires matter that serves as nutrients to build body structures, and energy that fuels life’s processes. Some organisms, such as plants, obtain energy from sunlight and take up nutrients from air, water, and soil. Other organisms, including most animals, eat plants or other animals to obtain both nutrients and energy. The need for matter and energy link all living things on Earth in a web of interdependent relationships.

Growth, Development, and Reproduction All living things reproduce. Newly produced individuals grow and develop as they mature. During growth and development, generalized cells typically become more different and specialized for particular functions. Specialized cells build tissues, such as brains, muscles, and digestive organs, that serve various functions.

Body Systems

Homeostasis Living things maintain a relatively stable internal environment. For most organisms, any breakdown of homeostasis may have serious or even fatal consequences. Specialized plant cells help leaves regulate gases that enter and leave the plant.

Evolution Groups of living things evolve. Evolutionary change links all forms of life to a common origin more than 3.5 billion years ago. Evidence of this shared history is found in all aspects of living and fossil organisms, from physical features to structures of proteins to sequences of information in DNA. Evolutionary theory is the central organizing principle of all biological and biomedical sciences.

Structure and Function Each major group of organisms has evolved its own collection of structures that have evolved in ways that make particular functions possible. Organisms use structures that have evolved into different forms as species have adapted to life in different environments.

Forelimb Structure Same bone structure in their forelimbs Forelimbs have different functions Structure is directly related to function or use

Unity and Diversity of Life Life takes a variety of forms. Yet, all living things are fundamentally similar at the molecular level. All organisms are composed of a common set of carbon-based molecules, store information in a common genetic code, and use proteins to build their structures and carry out their functions. Evolutionary theory explains both this unity of life and its diversity.

Interdependence in Nature All forms of life on Earth are connected into a biosphere, or “living planet.” Within the biosphere, organisms are linked to one another and to the land, water, and air around them. Relationships between organisms and their environments depend on the cycling of matter and the flow of energy.