1. Characteristics of Living Things
Unit 1

2. Biology is the study of life.
People who do study life are called biologists!

3. For something to be living it needs to have 8 things

4. 1. Living things are made up of cells

5. 2. Living things reproduce (have babies)

6. 3. Living things are based on a universal genetic code (DNA)

7. 4. Living things grow and develop

8. 5. Living things metabolize (get energy and use energy)

9. 6. Living things respond to a stimulus (their environment)

10. 7. Living things have homeostasis (stable internal environment)

11. 8. As a group, living things evolve (change over time)