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NAME ONE ORGANISM List three characteristics that make this “thing” an organism. _________ is an organism. __________ is an organism because 1.___________________ 2.___________________ 3.___________________ Hint: An organism is any living thing.
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Organism Any living thing Examples: –Shark -Tree -Bacteria –Human -Bird
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Characteristics of Organisms 1. Living things are organized Organisms are composed of (made of) cells Some organisms are composed of many cells and some are composed of one cell Multi-cellular and Uni-cellular
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Examples of Unicellular organisms Examples of multi- cellular organisms Bacteria, Paramecium Humans, trees, dogs
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How are multi- cellular organisms organized? Ex. Human Ex. Digestive system Ex. Liver Ex. Liver tissue Ex. Liver cells
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2. Living Things Respond Living things react to stimuli inside them or in their surrounding environment. Stimuli or stimulus (singular) Anything that causes a change in the organism Ex. Car horn or a screaming baby
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Stimuli can cause a response A reaction to the stimuli is a response Examples Stimuli ~Phone rings Response ~Walk over to phone ~Touch hot water ~Rapidly move your hand
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3. Organisms use energy Organism use energy for life activities. The energy that is used by organisms comes directly or indirectly from the sun.
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4. Organisms grow and develop Growth is due to the increase in number of cells in any multi-cellular organism. Growth is due to increase in size of the cell in any uni-cellular organism
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5. Organisms can reproduce Organisms have the ability to make more of their own kind. Without reproduction, living things would not exist to replace those individuals that die, causing extinction.
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Topic: Life Aim: How do organisms survive? Review: the scientific method Handout DO NOW:
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Experiment Groups Experimental group Control group Independent Variable Control Dependent Variable: End Result / What you expect to happen Something you measure Key works: amount What each Group receives
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Life Processes aka “life functions” aka “life activities” Biological activities that must be performed by the organism to survive
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Life process PRETEST http://www.woodlands- junior.kent.sch.uk/revision/Science/life.html
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1. Nutrition Process in which organisms take in materials from the environment to be used by the body 2 types:
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1.Heterotrophic nutrition organism must obtain their food from their environment because they cannot make their own
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Steps of Heterotrophic nutrition A. Ingestion Process of taking in food
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B. Digestion Process of breaking down food
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C. Absorption Process of nutrients being diffused into the bloodstream
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D. Egestion Process of removing undigested food called feces
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2. Autotrophic nutrition organisms have the ability to make food from raw materials from their environment By the process of photosynthesis
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2. Respiration Release of ENERGY found in nutrients needed to perform various activities
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Glucose + Energy Oxygen Carbon Dioxide Water + +
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TWO TYPES of respiration A.Aerobic Respiration Requires oxygen B. Anaerobic Respiration Does NOT require oxygen
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3.Transport Circulation, distribution, and absorption of materials throughout the organism or through a cell
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Carried out by the Circulatory system Carried out by your cells
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Other living things have circulatory systems like we do…
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The chloroplasts in plants cells must be able to move around inside the cell = TRANSPORT
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Topic: Life Aim: How are life functions linked to homeostasis? DO NOW: Explain how a life function helps an organisms survive. ___________ helps an organism to survive because __________________ __________________ _________________.
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4. Locomotion Movement of the entire body from one place to another or movement of body parts
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Animals move their whole bodies to get from one place to another
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Plants turn towards the light and their roots grow down into the soil
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5. Excretion Removal of metabolic/cellular wastes Cellular wastes: wastes made by your cells CO 2, water, salt, nitrogen wastes called urea
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Sweat = water, salt, urea (nitrogen waste)
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6. Growth When there is an increase in cell number
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Cancer when the cells divide uncontrollably
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Topic: Life Aim: How are life functions linked to homeostasis? PART II DO NOW: List 3 life functions and describe how they help the organisms.
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7.Reproduction Production of new individuals As an individual, a living thing doesn’t have to reproduce BUT as a species it must in order to keep it’s kind alive
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Two types 1. Asexual reproduction requires one parent cell to divided (reproduce)
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2. Sexual reproduction requires 2 parent cells to combine genetic material to form a new organism
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8. Synthesis When small molecules come together to form large molecules
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9. Regulation Control & Coordination of all life processes in order to maintain homeostasis
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Metabolism Rate/pace at which the organism performs the life processes in the body Every single thing carries out metabolic activities
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Maintaining a stable, internal environment The body's ability to regulate its internal environment to maintain stability in response to changes in the outside environment.
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Medial Summary
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Life process POSTTEST http://www.woodlands- junior.kent.sch.uk/revision/Science/life.html
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