1. What characteristics do living creatures have in common?
Properties of Life
What characteristics do living creatures have in common?

2. Living creatures are ORGANIZED
All made of the same collection of chemicals, but we are organized as…
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carbohydrates
proteins
DNA

3. Living creatures are ORGANIZED
All made of the same collection of chemicals, but we are organized as…
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plant cells & animal cells

4. Living creatures are ORGANIZED
All made of the same collection of chemicals, but we are organized as…
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respiratory, circulatory, digestive, etc.

5. Living creatures RESPOND
Respond to internal changes
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Respond to external changes

6. Living creatures use ENERGY
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eating, digestion & elimination of waste
synthesis = building
cellular respiration = making energy

7. Living creatures GROW & DEVELOP
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get bigger
mature
so they can reproduce

8. Living creatures REPRODUCE
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