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The Characteristics of Living Things

The Characteristics of Living Things. Advanced Honors Biology I – Mr. Bromwell September 27, 2010. At the conclusion of this lesson, a student will be able to… observe several objects to determine if they are living or non-living

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The Characteristics of Living Things

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  1. The Characteristics of Living Things Advanced Honors Biology I – Mr. Bromwell September 27, 2010

  2. At the conclusion of this lesson, a student will be able to… • observe several objects to determine if they are living or non-living • use these direct observations and inferences to write a paragraph explaining why a particular object is alive. Trinard with a Southern Kingfish Objectives

  3. Anthrax bacteria Fiddle leaf morning glory Grizzly bear Florida manatee Red wing blackbird What does it mean to be alive? What are the characteristics that all living things have in common?

  4. The Characteristics of Living Things 1. Made of one or more cells. 2. Displays organization. Grows and develops. 3. 4. Reproduces. 5. Responds to stimuli. Requires energy. 6. Maintains homeostasis. 7. Adapts and evolves over time. 8. 9. Composed of chemicals. Based on a universal genetic code. 10.

  5. Golden-silk spider • Read the MiniLab form. • When you have finished reading the form, come forward to observe the objects that Mr. Bromwell has displayed. • Do not open the containers. • Do not taunt the organisms in any way. • Complete your data table. • In your Evidence column note whether the characteristics of life that you have listed are based on direct observations (DO) or on inferences (I). • Classify each object as living or non-living at this moment.. Class Activity

  6. HOMEWORK Read pp 15- 22 in your textbook. Complete workbook pages 8-9. Fiddler crab holes, Fripp Island, SC

  7. Big Ideas from Section 1.3 • What is biology? • “everything is connected, and nothing goes away” • Matter & energy • Organization of Life

  8. The Writing Process -- TOWER Topic:

  9. Select one of the things that you observed yesterday. Use observations, inferences, and personal research to support the case that this thing shows the characteristics of life. Use descriptive words from your data table and research to write a paragraph using the Writing TOWER to explain why this thing is alive. HOMEWORK

  10. Biggs, A. et. al. (2005) Biology. McGraw-Hill Glencoe, New York, New York. Bromwell, R. et. al. (2010) Loyola Blakefield Skills Program Work Cited

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