1. Properties of Life
Bio with Mr. D.

2. Biology
Bio
Life
logy
Latin for “study of”
Other examples?

3. Characteristics of life
How many can you think of?

4. 1. Organization
Degree of order within an organism’s interactions with the living world.
Cell
Basic unit of life
Tissues
Groups of cells of similar ability
Organs
Carry out specialized jobs in the body
Organ systems
Ex. Nervous system, muscle system
Organism

6. 2. Response to stimuli

7. 3. Homeostasis Maintenance of stable internal conditions
What happens when you get a fever?
What happens when you exercise?
When you eat?

8. 4. Metabolism
The sum of chemical reactions that take in and transform energy and materials from the environment.
Photosynthesis
Cellular respiration

9. 5. Growth and development

10. 6. Reproduction

11. 7. Change over time