1. The 6 Characteristics of Living Things

2. VOCABULARY REVIEW
Life Science
Cell
Response
Stimulus
DNA
Asexual Reproduction
Sexual Reproduction

3. Notes
I. Living things all display the following characteristics:

4. Notes
A. Living things are made of one or more cells, the basic units of life.

5. B. Living things sense and respond to change.
NOTES
B. Living things sense and respond to change.
A change that causes a response is called a stimulus.
Organisms maintain a stability in their body called homeostasis.

6. C. Living things reproduce (make more organisms like themselves).
NOTES
C. Living things reproduce (make more organisms like themselves).

7. Notes
D. Living things have DNA which determines an organism’s characteristics.

8. Notes
Living things produce and use energy to carryout their activities. All the chemical activities inside an organism are called metabolism.

9. Notes
F. Living things grow and develop 1. Organisms can increase in size; go through different stages of development or both.

10. IS IT LIVING or NONLIVING??

11. Living things are made of cells
Living things sense and respond to change
Living things reproduce
Living things have DNA
Living things produce and use energy
Living things grow and develop
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