Characteristics of living things

1. Characteristics of living things http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uraqkShpqsI

2. Characteristics of living things • Made up of cells

3. Characteristics of living things • Reproduce • Asexually • Sexually

4. Characteristics of living things • Based on a universal genetic code • DNA

5. Characteristics of living things • Grow and develop

6. Characteristics of living things • Obtain and use materials and energy • Autotrophs vs heterotrophs • metabolism

7. Characteristics of living things • Respond to their environment • Stimulus and response

8. Characteristics of living things • Maintain a stable internal environment • Homeostasis • Excretion

9. Characteristics of living things • Adapt to their surroundings (behavioral) • As a group – change over time (evolve)

10. “Collage” Challenge • Find three different pictures (why? your brain remembers images better than words!) • Cut out the picture • Glue it to a piece of notebook paper • Identify the characteristic of life that is best illustrated by that picture • You may not use any COL more than once! • Support your answer (describe!) • When you are done, hand it in.

11. Around the World Vocab Cards • Choose a card to start with – there is a “start here” card, but you don’t have to start there. • Read the “who has an answer to” part of the card • Find the card that has the word that best matches the definition you read, and place it underneath the first card. • Repeat steps 2-3 until you have used all the cards. • The last card should have the definition that matches the word on the first card.

12. Are viruses living? Using section 19-2 of the text… • Describe viruses. • Determine whether or not you classify viruses as living. • Defend your answer. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A409yO-G1Mk