1. What is Life?

2. All living things share 6 important characteristics: 1.Cellular Organization: Cells: The basic unit of structure and function in an organism.

3. All living things share 6 important characteristics: Unicellular: Having only one cell. Multicellular: Having many cells.

4. All living things share 6 important characteristics: 2.Similar Chemicals: The most abundant chemical is water. Carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, nucleic acids.

5. All living things share 6 important characteristics: 3.Energy Use: Cells are constantly hard at work, growing and repairing.

6. All living things share 6 important characteristics: 4.Growth and Development: Development: the process of change that occurs in an organism’s life to become more complex.

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8. All living things share 6 important characteristics: 5.Respond to Surroundings: Stimulus: A change in the organism’s surroundings that causes the organism to react. Response: An action or change in behavior.

9. All living things share 6 important characteristics: 6.Reproduction: Reproduce: Produce offspring similar to the parents.

10. All living things need 4 basic things to stay alive: 1.Energy: Autotrophs: Organisms that can make their own food. Example: ________________

11. All living things need 4 basic things to stay alive: 1.Energy: Heterotrophs: Organisms that cannot make their own food. Example: ________________

12. All living things need 4 basic things to stay alive: 2. Water: All living things need water to survive.

13. All living things need 4 basic things to stay alive: 3. Living Space: All organisms need a place to live.

14. All living things need 4 basic things to stay alive: 4. Stable Internal Conditions: Homeostasis: Organisms must be able to keep the conditions in their bodies constant. Example: ________________

15. Items you will need: A sandwich bag 3 note cards A label A pencil

16. Note card Details: Keep with you in science. Have all cards in the bag. Turn in on test day for extra credit.

17. Words to add today: Unicellular Multicellular Autotroph Heterotroph Homeostasis Variable