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The 6 Characteristics of Living Things. 6. VOCABULARY REVIEW. Life Science Cell Response Stimulus DNA Asexual Reproduction Sexual Reproduction. Notes. I . Living things all display the following characteristics:. Notes.
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VOCABULARY REVIEW • Life Science • Cell • Response • Stimulus • DNA • Asexual Reproduction • Sexual Reproduction
Notes I. Living things all display the following characteristics:
Notes A. Living things are made of one or more cells, the basic units of life.
NOTES B. Living things sense and respond to change. • A change that causes a response is called a stimulus. • Organisms maintain a stability in their body called homeostasis.
NOTES C. Living things reproduce (make more organisms like themselves).
Notes D. Living things have DNA which determines an organism’s characteristics.
Notes Living things produce and use energy to carryout their activities. All the chemical activities inside an organism are called metabolism.
Notes F. Living things grow and develop 1. Organisms can increase in size; go through different stages of development or both.
IS IT LIVING or NONLIVING?? 1. 2 3. 4.
Living things are made of cells • Living things sense and respond to change • Living things reproduce • Living things have DNA • Living things produce and use energy • Living things grow and develop