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Characteristics of Living Things

Characteristics of Living Things. Genetics & Heredity. Organisms. All living things (fungi, bacteria insects, mammals, etcetera). Protoplasm. All living things (organisms) The fluid living content of the cell (biology-online.org) . Energy. Living things obtain and use energy. .

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Characteristics of Living Things

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  1. Characteristics of Living Things Genetics & Heredity

  2. Organisms All living things (fungi, bacteria insects, mammals, etcetera)

  3. Protoplasm • All living things (organisms) • The fluid living content of the cell (biology-online.org)

  4. Energy Living things obtain and use energy.

  5. Energy - Metabolism Metabolism- all of the chemical reactions an organism needs to survive. • Digestion • Photosynthesis • Cellular Respiration

  6. Cells The cell is the basic unit of life. All living thing are composed of one or more cells. • Unicellular or single-celled • Multi-cellular – many cells, more complex

  7. Growth & Replacement • Cell Division – things grow due to cell division, increase in number of cells • Healing damaged tissue (cells)

  8. Life Span • Birth • Growth • Maturation • Decline • Death

  9. Reproduce • Asexually – binary fission • Sexually – reproductive material exchange

  10. Responds to Stimuli • Responds to environmental stimuli (fight/flight) • Adaptation – immediate • Evolution – over long periods of time

  11. Classification To be considered a live an organism must exhibit all characteristics of living things.

  12. Works Cited Chem4Kids.com. Metabolism. 21 Nov 2009 <http://www.chem4kids.com/files/bio_metabolism.html>. CliffsNotes.com. Characteristics of Living Things. 21 Nov 2009<http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/CliffsReviewTopic/topicArticleId-8741,articleId-8578.html>.

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