characteristics of life quest
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Characteristics of LifeCharacteristics of Life
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What do all living things What do all living things have in common? Make a have in common? Make a list of 5-7 characteristics list of 5-7 characteristics
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What do all living things have in What do all living things have in common? Make a list of 5-7 common? Make a list of 5-7
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SWBAT utilize scientific terms when SWBAT utilize scientific terms when discussing biotic and abiotic discussing biotic and abiotic characteristics in order to characteristics in order to effectively understand the effectively understand the
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Characteristics of LifeCharacteristics of Life
This quest will introduce you to the 5 basic This quest will introduce you to the 5 basic characteristics of life. Click on any of the characteristics of life. Click on any of the
characteristics to find out more about it!!!characteristics to find out more about it!!!
• Homeostasis• Metabolism• Cellular Organization• Reproduction• Heredity
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HomeostasisHomeostasis
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HomeostasisHomeostasis
Your body stays at 98.6 Your body stays at 98.6 degrees- this is an degrees- this is an
example of homeostasis.example of homeostasis.
True False
HomeostasisHomeostasisHomeostasisHomeostasis is the ability to maintain a stable is the ability to maintain a stable
internal environment regardless of the external internal environment regardless of the external environmentenvironment
Example: Example: - The body sweats when it is hot - The body sweats when it is hot outside in the summeroutside in the summer - The body shivers with cold- The body shivers with cold chills when the body is coldchills when the body is cold
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Cellular OrganizationCellular Organization
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Cellular OrganizationCellular Organization
Every living organism is Every living organism is composed of cells.composed of cells.
True False
Cellular OrganizationCellular Organization
A A cellcell is a membrane-covered is a membrane-covered structurestructure
that contains all of the materials that contains all of the materials necessary for life.necessary for life.
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Cellular OrganizationCellular Organization
There are 3 types of cells.There are 3 types of cells.
True False
Cellular OrganizationCellular Organization
There are two types of cells:There are two types of cells:– UnicellularUnicellular– MulticellularMulticellular
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MetabolismMetabolism
• Your body undergoes chemical Your body undergoes chemical reactions to makereactions to make
a) Foodb) Energyc) Waterd) Oxygen
MetabolismMetabolism
• Organisms use energy to carry out Organisms use energy to carry out the activities of life.the activities of life.
• MetabolismMetabolism is the use of energy to is the use of energy to carry out life functions.carry out life functions.
ReproductionReproduction
• There are two types of reproduction:There are two types of reproduction:– Asexual– Sexual
Asexual ReproductionAsexual Reproduction
• Asexual reproductionAsexual reproduction is where a is where a single parent produces offspring that single parent produces offspring that is identical to the parentis identical to the parent
Example:Example:
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Sexual ReproductionSexual Reproduction
• Sexual reproductionSexual reproduction is where two parents is where two parents from opposites sexes each contributes from opposites sexes each contributes sex cells to produce offspring that will sex cells to produce offspring that will share characteristics of both parentsshare characteristics of both parents
Examples: Examples:
AnimalsAnimals
FlowersFlowers
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Sexual ReproductionSexual Reproduction
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HeredityHeredity
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HeredityHeredityHeredityHeredity is the transmission of genetic is the transmission of genetic
material from one generation to the material from one generation to the next generationnext generation
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