1. Mnemonic Strategy to Remember The Characteristics of Life
HER HAIR
Mnemonic Strategy to Remember The Characteristics of Life
By: Lisa Polito

2. I picked up my CELL phone

3. to call my HOMIE

4. to ask if he MET

5. the girl making Nike REPRODUCTIONS.

6. HER hair looked like

7. a VOLcano erupting.

8. Bet she couldn’t get a comb IN HER DEEP knotted ENDS

9. I asked how fast her hair GROWS,

10. but she didn’t RESPOND.

11. I picked up my CELL phone
Cellular structure - all living things are made of one or more cells.

12. to call my HOMIE
Homeostasis - all living organisms must maintain a stable internal environment in order to function properly
Not too hot, not too cold, not too dry… balanced.

13. to ask if he MET
Metabolism - chemical reactions carried out by living organisms
Eating, digesting, breathing, excreting…

14. the girl making Nike REPRODUCTIONS.
Reproduction - all living organisms can make more of their own kind from one generation to the next.

15. HER hair looked like
Heredity - all living things are able to pass on traits to their offspring through genes that pass from parent to offspring each generation.

16. a VOLcano erupting.
Evolution - change in a species over generations.

17. Bet she couldn’t get a comb IN HER DEEP knotted ENDS
Interdependence - organisms live and interact with other organisms.
Every living thing needs resources from its surroundings (food, water, air, mates, shelter…)

18. I asked how fast her hair GROWS,
Growth and Development - Every living thing increases in size and changes within their lifetime.

19. but she didn’t RESPOND.
Responsiveness - Living things sense and react to their environment.
Movement, chemical production, etc…

20. 9 Characteristics of Life Review:
Cellular Structure
Homeostasis
Metabolism
Reproduction
Heredity
Evolution
Interdependence
Growth & Development
Responsiveness