The Earth and Living Things-Chap. 2

Mrs. WorobetzYou tube : Intro to Characteristics of

life

The third planet:• The three areas include:

• The life supporting zone=

In the biosphere the characteristics of living things:

1.Are made up of _____

2. Have ______________

3._________&_________

4.Respond to their_________a.stimulus-

b.Response-

C. Homeostasis:

Characteristics continued…5. Obtain and use ______ a.metabolism-balance between producing and

b.ie:.

Book:

6.

asexual:

Sexual :

Disproving Spontaneous Generation!

• Redi.

Redi

Needs of living things:

• 1. Energy- directly or indirectly from the

2. ________-fuels growth and life processes.

__________________used to

Temperature- most organisms need to live within certain ranges

a.homeostasis-

b.Endothermic-

c.Ectothermic-

c

• 5.Gas

• 6.Living space-

a. competition-

What are the characteristics if life:• G• E• A• R• C• D

What makes a cat ‘alive’• Characteristics of life

Using characteristics: why is a cat living but a balloon is not?

• Cat• 1.• 2.• 3.• 4.• 5.• 6.

• Balloon• 1.• 2.• 3.

The end-chap 2.you tube:The biology song