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1 OutputPageInput Measurement Tools Graphic Organizer 6Measurement Lab Report Reflection7Measurement Lab Report 8 Characteristics of Living Things Graphic Organizer 8Ch 1 Lecture – Characteristics of Living Things 8 Characteristics of Living Things Graphic Organizer 9Ch 1 Lecture – Characteristics of Living Things POD 8/13-8/1710Ch 1 Lecture – Scientific Method Scientific Method Graphic Organizer 11Ch 1 Lecture – Scientific Method

2 Characteristics of Living Things 6g*. Students know how to distinguish between the accommodation of an individual organism to its environment and the gradual adaptation of a lineage of organisms through genetic change

3 What is Biology?  The study of living things  All living things share certain characteristics.

4 1. Made of 1 or more cells  Unicellular (one cell) - ex. Bacteria  Multicellular (many cells) - ex. Animals, plants

5 2. Need energy to survive  Metabolism – chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials to carry out life processes  Autotrophs - get energy from sun  Heterotrophs - get energy by consuming nutrients from their environment

6 3. Respond to stimuli in their environment  Stimuli - factors in the environment that living things react to (ex. Light, temperature, sound, etc.)

7 4. All living things reproduce  Sexual - two sex cells required (sperm and egg)  Asexual - only one parent cell is needed

8 5. Grow and develop  Each cell divides to make new cells (cell division) – results in growth  Some cells become specialized and perform different jobs than others (differentiation)

9 6. Maintain homeostasis  Homeostasis – a relatively stable internal environment (within a certain range) - (ex. Human body temperature (approximately 98.6 degrees F))

10 7. Have a universal genetic code  All living things have DNA  DNA passes on genetic information from one generation to the next

11 8. Adapt and evolve over time  Evolution - gradual change in a population of organisms over time  Individuals DO NOT evolve

12 Scientific Method

13 Steps in the Scientific Method  Observation  Hypothesis  Experiment  Data Collection  Conclusion  Retest

14 Observations  Gathered through your senses  A scientist notices something in their natural world

15 Hypothesis  A suggested solution to the problem.  Must be testable  Sometimes written as If…Then… statements  Predicts an outcome

16 Experiment  A procedure to test the hypothesis.

17 Experiment Variable – factor in the experiment that is being tested

18 Experiment A good or “valid” experiment will only have ONE variable!

19 The Control Variable  The experimenter makes a special effort to keep other factors constant so that they will not effect the outcome.  Those factors are called control variables.

20 What is the Purpose of a Control?  Controls are NOT being tested  Controls are used for COMPARISON

21 Other Variables  The factor that is changed is known as the independent variable.  The factor that is measured or observed is called the dependent variable.

22 Data  Results of the experiment  May be quantitative (numbers) or qualitative

23 Data  Must be organized  Can be organized into charts, tables, or graphs

24 Conclusion  The answer to the hypothesis based on the data obtained from the experiment

25 Retest In order to verify the results, experiments must be retested.


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