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

3. I picked up my CELL phone

4. to call my HOMIE

5. to ask if he MET

6. the girl making Nike REPRODUCTIONS.

7. HER hair looked like

8. a VOLcano erupting.

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

10. I asked how fast her hair GROWS,

11. but she didn’t RESPOND.

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

13. 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.

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

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

16. 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

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

18. 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…)

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

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

21. 9 Characteristics of Life Review: Cellular Structure Homeostasis Metabolism Reproduction Heredity Evolution Interdependence Growth & Development Responsiveness