1. Big Idea: Living Things Share Common Characteristics
Learning Goal:
Review and demonstrate deep understanding of the 6 characteristics all living things share.
Design an organism using the characteristics of living things.
How will we get there?
Notes
Organism Activity
What are the 6 Characteristics anyway? CCEGRR

2. 1. Cellular Organization
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1. Cellular Organization
All organisms are made of one or more cells
Vocabulary:
unicellular
multicellular

3. 2. Chemicals of Life
Cells are made of many complex molecules called macromolecules.
They include:
Carbohydrates (for energy)
Proteins (building materials)
Lipids (fats)
Nucleic Acids (DNA)

4. 3. Energy Use All organisms need energy.
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3. Energy Use
All organisms need energy.
Main source of energy for all organisms is the sun.

5. 4. Growth and Development
All organisms have a finite life span .
Vocabulary:
growth
development

6. 5. Respond to Environment
All organisms react to changes in their environment
Organisms also adjust to changes in their internal environment.
Vocabulary:
stimulus
response
homeostasis

7. 6. Reproduction The ability to produce offspring
– offspring are usually similar to the parents

8. Unit 1 Vocabulary:
Unicellular - single celled organisms
2. Multicellular - organisms made of many cells that are specialized for certain tasks
3. Stimulus – the change in the organism’s environment that causes the organism to react
4. Response – an action or change in behavior

9. 5. Homeostasis - the maintenance of stable internal conditions
6. Growth – becoming larger or increasing in size
7. Development – becoming more complex; changes that occur as organisms grow

10. 8. Autotrophs- organisms that make their own food (plants)
auto = self
troph = food
9. Heterotrophs- organisms that can’t make their own food so they feed on others that can (animals)
hetero = other

11. Basic Needs Water Shelter (Habitat) Food Oxygen/Carbon Dioxide (gas)
There are 2 ways for organisms to get food (energy)
Vocabulary:
autotrophs
heterotrophs

12. 6 Characteristics Review
Turn to your Table of Contents and write:
9/ Quiz Review Page 8
In your ISN on page 8, list the Characteristics of Living Things and then the 4 Basic Needs of living things.
(NO NOTES, NEIGHBORS)

13. 6 Characteristics Review Cont.
2) Write the example below, then using the 6 characteristics write the correct choice for each example.
Eat dinner every day.
Lipids are needed for cell structures.
Your dog now weighs 25 pounds.
All living things are made of these.
A plant bends toward the light.
Your horse just had a foal.

14. 6 Characteristics (Correct your answers.)
Characteristics of Life
Energy Use
Chemicals of Life
Growth and Development
Cellular Organization
Respond to Environment
Reproduction
Basic Needs
Water
Shelter
Food
Oxygen/Carbon Dioxide

15. Quiz information! *There will be a quiz on Thursday, September 7th.
*Know the 6 characteristics of living things.
*Know the 4 basic needs.
*Know your vocabulary.
*Give an example of homeostasis.
*Be able to match the characteristics with a life example.

16. Organism Design Assignment:
Students will design an organism that is not found in nature and explain how their fictional organism meets the 5 of the 6 characteristics all living things share. (all except Chemicals of Life)
Assignment:
Design a full colored picture of a fictional organism in its habitat along with 5 other mini colored pictures of the organism.
Write a 6 paragraph detailed explanation telling how the organism you designed shows each of the characteristics.
DUE: 9/18

17. Erthyralinguosuo

19. When Naming your Organism
Use at least two of the root words from your Greek/Latin word list
Scientific words use descriptive words to tell the story of what is being named.
Science uses a string of small words to build a larger more descriptive word.