Characteristics of life notes
Transcript of Characteristics of life notes
Ch. 1.1 Living ThingsFocus Question:1. What characteristics do all living things
share? (6 tab foldable in your notebook)
• Refer to pg. 15 in your book• Write the characteristic on the outside of the
tab• Write the description on the inside of the tab
• When finished, start reading Ch. 1.1 (starts on pg. 9)
Add the examples from the following slides to your foldable
Organization5 Levels of Organization
Reproduction
• Cells splitting• Bird laying eggs
Response to Stimuli• Internal Stimuli: feeling hungry or thristy• External Stimuli: sun burn, shivering
Homeostasis
• Sweating to prevent overheating• Getting rid of excess fluids
Use of energy• Sun plants animals predators decomposers• Some don’t need sunlight for energy (deep in ocean)
Remotes questions
What term refers to things that have all the characteristics of life?
a. cellsb. unicellular organismsc. organismsd. multicellular organisms
Which of these refers to changes in an organism’s environment?
a. External stimulib. Homeostasisc. Internal stimulid. Development
Homeostasis refers to an organism’s ability to maintain stable ______ conditions?
a. Externalb. Internalc. Cellulard. Environmental
Which characteristic of life does this example refer to:
mosquito larvae changing into an adult mosquito?
a. Growth & developmentb. Organizationc. Reproductiond. Homeostasis
Which characteristic of life does this example refer to:
a bacterium dividing into 2 bacteria?a. Growth & developmentb. Organizationc. Reproductiond. Energy
Which characteristic of life does this example refer to:
eating because you feel hungry?a. Response to stimulib. Organizationc. Reproductiond. Homeostasis
Which characteristic of life does this example refer to:
your body temperature staying the same?
a. Energyb. Response to stimulic. Reproductiond. Homeostasis
Which characteristic of life does this example refer to:
what you need for doing all activities?a. Growth & developmentb. Energyc. Reproductiond. Homeostasis
Which characteristic of life does this example refer to:
groups of cells working together as a tissue?
a. Growth & developmentb. Organizationc. Response to stimulid. Homeostasis
What kind of organism is a human?
a. Single-celled organismb. Multicellular organism
Which of the following is NOT an example of maintaining homeostasis?
a. Sweating when hotb. Getting a fever when sickc. Eating when your stomach growlsd. Eyes dilating when in the dark