1. CHARACTERISTICS OF ALL LIVING THINGS#1
CHARACTERISTICS OF ALL LIVING THINGS
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Made of cells (can be unicellular or multicellular)
Contain DNA (control cell activities)
Grow…increase # of cells; get bigger
Develop…changes an individ goes thru during life
Respond to stimuli (R: way we react; S: causes rxn)
Need energy (to do work; carry out life processes)
Reproduce themselves (to continue the species)
Have a life span (eventually die)
Adapt to their environment (change to survive)
Evolve (change in a species)
Maintain homeostasis (state of balance)

2. OTHER IMP’T VOCAB # 2 ORGANISM…a complete living thing
UNICELLULAR…made of one cell
MULTICELLUAR…made of many cells
#4 SPECIES…group of organisms that look similar and can reproduce to produce fertile offspring
# 8 HOMEOSTASIS…a steady balance
METABOLISM…all activities that an organism carries out to keep it alive

3. # 3: DNA is found in every cell and provides all the information needed to control the organism’s life processes
# 5: REPRODUCTION is necessary for a species to survive…if species do not make more of themselves…their species will die out
# 9: all living things need energy to carry out the processes of life (metabolism)…organisms obtain energy from the sun or food

4. # 6 GROWTH VS. DEVELOPMENT # 7 STIMULUS VS. RESPONSE GROWTH…
increase in # of cells
increase in size
DEVELOPMENT…
Changes an individual goes through during life cycle
physical
emotional
physiological
STIMULUS…
Causes a reaction
EX: loud noise, temperature
RESPONSE…
The way an organism reacts
EX: jumps, shivers

5. # 10 organisms must adapt in order to survive as the environment changes
ADAPTATION
change to be better suited in their environment
EX:
white fur to blend in the arctic regions
Webbed feet for swimming
EVOLUTION
Changes in a species over
Long periods of time

6. Do these have anything in common? Such as…?

7. ANIMALS

8. PLANTS

9. FUNGI

10. PROTISTS

11. BACTERIA