Characteristics of Living Things

1. Characteristics of Living Things

2. 7 Characteristics of Living Things • Movement • Growth & Development • Sensitivity • Reproduction • Use of Energy • Made of Cells • Eliminate Waste

3. Movement • Living things move • They either move externally (like animals) or parts of them can move (like plants)

4. Growth and Development • Living things grow • Living things change as they age • A seed growing into a plant • A small child growing into a human • A caterpillar growing into a butterfly

5. Sensitivity • Living things respond to the environment around them • If something hurts they move, if something is threatening they move

6. Reproduction • Living things must make more of themselves • Can be done by • Creating a seed like a plant • Creating a baby like animals • Creating a duplicate like bacteria

7. Use of Energy • All living things need energy to function • They will either make their own energy (plants, some bacteria) or they will have to consume something to get that energy (animals)

8. Made of Cells • Living things are made up of cells • This could mean one cell, or many cells

9. Eliminate Waste • The cells of all living things produce waste • Living things must be able to get rid of this waste in order to survive

10. Great White • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-t2ayKadD0

11. Euglena • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI7nEWUjk3A

12. Sunflower • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwlvIN_1t8U

13. Sea Urchins • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Agmlmb_9s2Y

14. E. Coli Cells • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgLJrvoX_qo

15. Red Wasp • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlGJNAb6lCI

16. Let’s sum it all up… • How does this video demonstrate many of the different characteristics of living things we have learned? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4cX2EPt2zE