Characteristics of living things

Vocabulary PowerPoint

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CellBasic unit of life

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UnicellularMade of one cell

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MulticellularMade of more than one cell

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StimulusA change in the

environment that causes a

reaction

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ResponseA reaction

caused by a stimulus

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HomeostasisKeeping

everything in your body the

same (temperature,

etc.)

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EctothermCold blooded –

body temperature

changes

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EndothermWarm-blooded –

body temperature always stays

the same

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Asexual reproduction

One parent

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Sexual Reproduction

2 parents

Animals and other consumers getenergy from their food.

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ConsumerOrganisms that get their energy by eating food

(animals!)

Plants (Producers) use the energy from sunlight to make food by photosynthesis.

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ProducerOrganism that gets energy from the sun

(plants!)

Where does all the energy on the earth

come from?

THE SUN!!Plants get their food

from the sun and everyone else gets their food from plants or animals that eat plants!

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Decomposer

Organism that gets energy by breaking down

dead stuff

Exit slip:1. What are cells?2. What is a consumer?3. What is a producer?4. Give an example of a consumer.5. Give an example of a producer.6. What is a decomposer?