Characteristics of living things

Characteristics of living things

1. Characteristics of Living Things

2. Characteristics of Living Things Biotic: Living Abiotic: Non-Living What is a living thing? On the surface this may seem like a simple question, but it has been the topic of debate among scientists for many, many years. As such, there is no single definition of what it means for something to be alive. What is agreed upon is that all living things carry out certain life processes. To be classified as living, a specimen must carry out all of the following processes. Some nonliving things may have some of these characteristics, but only living things will exhibit all of them.

3. Characteristics of Living Things ALL living things have 6 characteristics: are made of cells need energy grow and develop respond to the environment reproduce have adaptations for their environment

4. Characteristics of Living Things 1. All organisms are made of cells. The cell: is a basic unit of life, it performs life processes, and is microscopic

5. Characteristics of Living Things 2. All organisms need energy the ability to make things move or change everything needs energy organisms get energy from the environment: plants by the sun animals from environment nutrients are needed to grow, develop and reproduce. Nutrients: chemicals needed to aid in your bodies ​daily processes. Metabolism: the sum of all chemical processes

6. Characteristics of Living Things 3. Grow & Develop All organisms grow & develop. growth includes getting taller, ​but also replacing itself like skin ​cells. development is a drastic change ​in body shape ex: tadpole to frog.

7. Characteristics of Living Things 4. All organisms respond to the environment. Stimulus : anything that causes a response. Response: the reaction. Example: A car is moving towards you. Stimulus-> seeing the car. Response -> jumping out of the way.

8. Characteristics of Living Things 5. All organisms reproduce. not necessary for each individual organism but it is for the survival of ​each type of organism.

9. Characteristics of Living Things 6. All organisms adapt to their environment. Adaptations: characteristics that allow an organism to live in its environment. Increases the organisms chance of survival ex: cactus spines, rabbits changing colours .