2. Intro to Characteristics of Living Things Video

3. How do you know that something is alive
How do you know that something is alive? Talk with your neighbor and identify some traits that all living things must have or be able to do.

4. Nucleic Acids
DNA & RNA – the hereditary material in all living things.

5. Water
All living things need water to survive. Organisms are made of, live in and consume water.

6. Cells
Cells are the basic structural, functional, and biological unit of all living things.

7. Energy Source
Energy allows organisms to do things

8. Reproduce
Make more of the same species to prevent extinction

9. Grow and Develop Born -> Grow -> Change -> Die - Life cycle
All living things have a limited life span.

10. Respond to Surroundings or a Stimulus

11. Adapt and Evolve Changes over time
Walking stick slowly evolved to blend in with environment

12. Maintain Homeostasis
Ability of a living thing to regulate its internal conditions.

13. Biotic
Life
PLANTS
ANIMALS
FUNGI
BACTERIA
All the living parts of an environment that live together and interact with one another

14. Abiotic All the non-living parts of an environment (physical factors)
Not or
without
WEATHER
ROCK and SOIL
WATER
LIGHT
TEMPERATURE
All the non-living parts of an environment (physical factors)

15. Habitat
Habitat - Place where an organism or community of organisms lives, including all living and non-living factors or conditions

16. YouTube Characteristics of living things

17. Stop Here

18. Repair Injury to Itself

19. Remove wastes, breathing or gas exchange
Excretion
Remove wastes, breathing or gas exchange

20. Capture food, escape from danger, respond to stimuli
Movement
Capture food, escape from danger, respond to stimuli