9/5/14 Objective: What makes something living? Do Now: - Put your signed syllabus in drop box (just 2 nd page)

What is biology? Type of science that studies LIFE and LIVING things Bio = “life”

Task -With your designated partner, observe the living organism assigned to you. -Write down 4 characteristics that tell you that the organism in the tank are living. -You will have only 5 minutes, so work efficiently.

Are Made of Cells and Highly Organized Cells are the basic components of all living things

Require Energy Need energy to carry out activities, like reproduction and movement

Grow and develop Cells divide and reproduce Every organism has various stages of life cycle

Respond to the environmnet Homeostasis: Maintain internal balance –Sweating to cool –Shivering to heat

Reproduce and pass on Information Sexual –Two parents Asexual –Only one parent Inherit DNA from parents

Adapt and Evolve A single organism can adapt to particular environments but it takes several generations to evolve over time

Activity Task: With your partner from earlier, revisit your lists and revise them. You should include: 1. 4 (correct) characteristics that tell you the organism is living and explain. 2. Write down 3 things in the tank/area that are not living and explain 2 reasons why. 3. Explain how the living things rely on those non living things for survival. 4. Write down 5 questions that a scientist may want to “know” about the living thing in the tank. *You will turn this in for a grade, so be sure to put your name(s) on your paper