1. Living Things Human Bio 11

2. Abiotic  Objects that are not living and have never been alive.  Examples??

3. Biotic  Organisms that are living and that were once living (dead ones are included)  Examples??

4. Characteristics of a Living Thing  All living things share the certain characteristics.  If something does not have one of them, it is not living.  The GRAMMERS acronym is used:

5. Characteristics of a Living Thing Growth Reproduction Adapt to environment Movement Metabolism Excretion Respond to environment Size and Shape (made of cells) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1pp_7-yTN4

6. Activity  Use the following worksheets to determine if things are: (a) Abiotic (b) Biotic