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Introduction to Life Science

Introduction to Life Science. What is Life?. An ORGANISM is any living thing, both plant and animal. PLANTS. ANIMALS. When an organism is no longer living, it is considered to be DEAD !. Something is considered non-living if it was

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Introduction to Life Science

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  1. Introduction to Life Science What is Life?

  2. An ORGANISM is any living thing, both plant and animal. PLANTS ANIMALS

  3. When an organism is no longer living, it is considered to be DEAD!

  4. Something is considered non-living if it was never alive.. These are know as ABIOTIC factors. Examples of Abiotic Factors: Sun Air and water Temperature

  5. What Characteristics do all Living Things Share? • All living things move from one place to another. • They move toward food and water and away from danger!!

  6. 2. All living things take in nourishment! a. Food b. Water c. Air

  7. 3. Living things change food into usable energy. =

  8. 4. All living things have the ability to remove wastes. a. carbon dioxide (animals) or oxygen (plants). b. sweat c. urine (pee pee) d. feces (poo poo)

  9. 5. Living things grow and develop. Growth- an increase in the size of an organism. Development- to become more complex.

  10. . 6. All living things sense and respond to their environment.

  11. 7. All living things have the ability to reproduce. a. offspring- a baby b. species – members of a group that are similar and can produce offspring.

  12. NEEDS OF A LIVING THING ALL LIVING THINGS NEED THE FOLLOWING 5 THINGS TO SURVIVE:

  13. 1. ENERGY TO CARRYONLIFEPROCESSES!!!!! • This includes: • Heartbeat • Breathing • Digesting food • Thinking • Growing • Movement

  14. How do Organisms Obtain Food for Energy? • Autotrophs- make their own food(Plants). • Heterotrophs- obtain food from other sources. (Animals) • Herbivore- eat plants. • Carnivore- eat animals (meat). • Omnivore- eat plants and animals.

  15. 2. FOOD AND WATER

  16. 3.EXCHANGE OF GASES Animals give CarbonDioxide to plants. Plants give Oxygen to animals.

  17. 4. LIVING SPACE • All living things need a habitat to find food, water and shelter.

  18. 5.PROPER BODY TEMPERATURE • Homeostasis is the ability of an organism to maintain a proper body temperature. • 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit for humans

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