Living Things
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Living ThingsLiving Things
Characteristics of LifeCharacteristics of Life
What do you already What do you already know about living things?know about living things?
What does it mean to be “living”?What does it mean to be “living”? What must living things have/be able to What must living things have/be able to
do?do? How can we tell living things from non-How can we tell living things from non-
living?living? Are YOU a living thing? WHY???Are YOU a living thing? WHY??? Discuss with a partner and be ready to Discuss with a partner and be ready to
report out!!!report out!!!
We already know living We already know living things….things….
Let’s learn from Let’s learn from
MS. NERG!MS. NERG!
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All living things All living things
are are MMADE OF ADE OF CELLSCELLS
MMADE OF CELLSADE OF CELLS
What does this mean??? What are What does this mean??? What are “cells”?“cells”?
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Organisms may be made of Organisms may be made of ONE (single –celled) or MANY ONE (single –celled) or MANY (multi-cellular) cells!(multi-cellular) cells!
ANY ANY LIVING LIVING
THING is calledTHING is called
an “an “organism”organism”
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All living things All living things
are are SSENSITIVEENSITIVE
SSENSITIVEENSITIVE
What does this mean??? How are YOU What does this mean??? How are YOU “sensitive”?“sensitive”?
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Sensitive to (react to) Sensitive to (react to) changes in their environmentchanges in their environment
They respond to a stimulusThey respond to a stimulusIt gets cold or rainy….you wear a coat!It gets cold or rainy….you wear a coat!
It gets hot…dogs shed!It gets hot…dogs shed!
Winter comes….bears hibernate! Etc!!!Winter comes….bears hibernate! Etc!!!
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All living things All living things
needneed NNUTRITIONUTRITION
NNUTRITIONUTRITION
What does this mean??? How doWhat does this mean??? How do you you get “nutrition”?get “nutrition”?
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Get “nutrition” from the Get “nutrition” from the Chemicals of LifeChemicals of Life
WaterWater CarbohydratesCarbohydrates Lipids Lipids (ex. Fats)(ex. Fats)
ProteinsProteins Nucleic Acids Nucleic Acids (ex. DNA)(ex. DNA)
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All living things All living things
useuse EENERGYNERGY
EENERGYNERGY
What does this mean???What does this mean??? How do you use energy?How do you use energy? When do you use energy?When do you use energy?
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Energy is needed to workEnergy is needed to work Your lungs breathing & heart beating IS Your lungs breathing & heart beating IS
WORK!WORK!
Animals get energy from their food Animals get energy from their food (plants and other animals)(plants and other animals)
Green plants get energy from sunlightGreen plants get energy from sunlight
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All living thingsAll living things
RREPRODUCEEPRODUCE
RREPRODUCEEPRODUCE
What does this mean??? Why is it What does this mean??? Why is it important to a species of living things?important to a species of living things?
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Create offspring Create offspring (children) similar to (children) similar to parentsparents
This is the next This is the next generation for the generation for the
species!!!species!!!
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All living thingsAll living things
GGROW and ROW and DEVELOPDEVELOP
GGROW and DEVELOPROW and DEVELOP
What does this mean?What does this mean? How does this happen?How does this happen? When have you seen this?When have you seen this?
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They become They become larger and more larger and more complex!complex!
Babies grow into Babies grow into adults.adults.
Seedlings grow into Seedlings grow into plants.plants.
Spores grow into Spores grow into fungifungi
Use the first letter from each Use the first letter from each process to help you remember process to help you remember them.them.
MMadeade of cellsof cells
SSensitiveensitive to changes in environmentto changes in environment
NNutritionalutritional needsneeds
EEnergynergy useuse
RReproduceeproduce
GGrowrow and developand develop
They spellThey spell MS. NERGMS. NERG
This isThis is MS. NERG MS. NERG !!
Can you Can you remember what remember what each of the each of the letters in her letters in her name stand for?name stand for?
Talk to your neighbor and be ready to report out!!!
MMSS
NNEERRGG
ade of cellsade of cells
ensitive to changes in surroundingsensitive to changes in surroundings
utritional needsutritional needs
nergy usenergy use
eproduceeproduce
row and developrow and develop
Let’s Take it Another Step…Let’s Take it Another Step…
What Am I??What Am I??
Concept Attainment ActivityConcept Attainment Activity
Vocabulary—add to Vocabulary—add to notes!notes!
Biotic:Biotic: organism or object that organism or object that isis alive alive (crab, fish, etc),(crab, fish, etc), was oncewas once alive alive (paper, pencil, etc),(paper, pencil, etc), or is or is a a productproduct of a living thing of a living thing (seashell, etc) (seashell, etc) !!
Abiotic:Abiotic: man-made man-made (pipe, phone, car, etc)(pipe, phone, car, etc) or or Earth-made Earth-made (rock, ocean wave, etc)(rock, ocean wave, etc) object that object that was was nevernever alive! alive!