1. Is the Ebola Virus Living?
Warm-Up
Is the Ebola Virus Living?
Explain

2. Characteristics of Life(Handout)
Opening
Characteristics of Life(Handout)

3. Characteristics of Living Things Lets Review
Anything that is classified as living (organic) has or once had all the following characteristics!

4. 1. All living things are made of one or more cells
Unicellular vs. Multicellular
The cell is the basic unit of structure and function in living things.

5. 2. Living things are organized
Hierarchy/ Levels of Organization in living things
Atoms (made of subatomic particles) molecules cells tissues organs organ systems complex organisms
Structure dictates function

6. 3. All living things grow and develop
Growth = increase in mass
Development = different abilities

7. 4. All Living Things Reproduce
Asexual reproduction
Budding- offspring develops as a growth on the body of the parent
Binary fission- cell divides into two genetically identical cells
Ex. Bacteria 
Sexual Reproduction
External fertilization
Internal fertilization

8. 5. All living things respond to stimuli
Organisms react to light, temperature, odor, sound, gravity, water, pressure, predators through:
Fight response
Flight response

9. 6. All living things obtain and use energy
Food
Water
If an organism can’t make it’s own food they must get energy by eating other organisms

10. 7. All living things maintain homeostasis
Homeostasis means to maintain balance
Examples
Body temperature pH
Water levels

11. 8. Adaptations evolve over time
Adaptation: inherited changes that occur over time that help the species survive
Ex. Polar bears
What adaptations have they inherited that allow them to survive?

12. The Martian and the Car
Read the story of the martian and the car, defend our position of whether each is living or non living using the characteristics of living things “notes.”

13. Closing
Quick Write:
Summarize your notes from Scientific Method.