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1 Characteristics of Living Things

2 1. All Living Organisms are:
Made of cells. Prokaryotic-no nucleus Eukaryotic-has a nucleus

3 2. All living things Reproduce
Asexually-one parent Sexually-two parents Two Cells One Cell

4 3. All living things grow and develop
Change in size, shape & structure

5 4. Living things respond to the environment
A stimulus causes a response Ex. Self-defense, survival Including homeostasis Maintaining internal conditions Ex. Temperature, water, electrolytes

6 5. Living things obtain and use energy
Anabolism Metabolism = Catabolism Anabolism: putting together substances to STORE or ABSORB energy Catabolism: breaking apart substances to RELEASE energy

7 Are Non-living things dead?

8 Living things can be alive or dead.
Non-living things do NOT meet ALL the characteristics of life, and therefore, they are not considered alive or dead. Still vital to earth.


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