After examining the picture, please be able to discuss how all five biological themes have been represented.

What makes something alive ?

What are living things? There are 9 criteria that determine if something is living. Yes, ALL 9 criteria must be met. Do ALL 9 criteria have to be met?

Can you recognize some of the characteristic of life

Respond to stimuli Respond to stimuli

Evolution The gradual accumulation of adaptations due to environmental stimuli. (Organisms with more suitable adaptations are more likely to survive and reproduce) Owls, and other nocturnal animals have large eyes for better night vision.

Homeostasis Homeostasis The ability to maintain internal conditions separate from an outside environment. The human body maintains an average temperature of 98.6 ºF.

White tailed deer are brown in the fall and winter and orange in the spring and summer. What characteristic of life is this an example of? 1. Reproduction 2. Organized into cells 3. Acquiring energy 4. Adapting to the environment 5. Growth 6. I need help with this

When you’re feeling tired and your stomach is growling which characteristic of life do you need to meet? 1. Reproduction 2. Organized into cells 3. Evolving 4. Acquiring energy 5. Adapting to the environment 6. I need help with this

When you are shivering or sweating in a classroom, what characteristic of life are you exhibiting? 1. Reproduction 2. Maintain homeostasis 3. Organized into cells 4. Evolving 5. Acquiring energy 6. I need help with this

Classify the fish 1. Alive 2. Dead but once alive 3. Never alive 4. Product of a living thing

How did you know???

Classify the conch shell 1. Alive 2. Dead but once alive 3. Never alive 4. Product of a living thing

Classify the fetal pig 1. Alive 2. Dead but once alive 3. Never alive 4. Product of a living thing

How did you know???

Classify Herb 1. Alive 2. Dead but once alive 3. Never alive 4. Product of a living thing

How did you know???

Classify Yogurt 1. Alive 2. Dead but once alive 3. Never alive 4. Product of a living thing

Classify the beans 1. Alive 2. Dead but once alive 3. Never alive 4. Product of a living thing

Classify the wood block 1. Alive 2. Dead but once alive 3. Never alive 4. Product of a living thing

Classify the rock 1. Alive 2. Dead but once alive 3. Never alive 4. Product of a living thing

Classify the burning candle 1. Alive 2. Dead but once alive 3. Never alive 4. Product of a living thing

How did you know???

Classify the egg 1. Alive 2. Dead but once alive 3. Never alive 4. Product of a living thing

Classify the cotton 1. Alive 2. Dead but once alive 3. Never alive 4. Product of a living thing

How many characteristics of life must an organism possess to be considered alive?

All of the following are characteristics of life except… 1. Grow and Develop 2. Adapt 3. Maintain internal conditions 4. Move 5. Reproduce

Which of the following characteristics of life are not required for an organism to survive but instead to ensure survival of an entire species? 1. Organized 2. Grow and Develop 3. Adapt 4. Maintain internal conditions 5. Move 6. Reproduce

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How are living things organized? There are various levels of organization: and get bigger. Let’s start small

1) Atoms Atoms are the smallest unit of matter that have the chemical properties of a particular element. Examples: Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen…

2) Molecules Molecules that are the small building blocks from which larger molecules are made. Examples: Glucose Amino Acid Water

3) Macromolecules Large molecules consisting of many subunits. Examples: Protein Cellulose

4) Organelles Examples: Specialized structures inside of a cell. Mitochondria Cell Membrane

5) Cells Example: The smallest unit of biological organization that biologists consider alive.

6) Tissue A group of distinct and similar cells that carry out a specific set of functions. Examples: Muscle Skin

7) Organ Examples: Groups of tissues organized together to carry out a particular set of functions. Brain Stomach

8) Organ System Example: Groups of organs that function together to carry out broad sets of functions.

9) Organism (or individual) Examples: Individual that has its own distinct existence as a complex, reproducing unit.

10) Population Examples: Group of freely interacting and breeding individuals of the same species. School of fish Herd of Zebra

11) Community Example: Populations of different species living and interacting together in a distinct area. Marine community

12) Ecosystem Examples: Distinguishable groups of species and the abiotic (non-living) components of the environment with which the living creatures interact.

13.) Biome Geographically defined area based on climate and environmental conditions.

14.) Biosphere I’m sure you can figure this one out!