1. From Systems to Organisms
Ms. Deanne

2. CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING ORGANISMS
1. Living organisms need energy
2. Living organisms respond and adapt to their environment
3. Living organisms reproduce
4. Living organisms grow
5. Living organisms produce wastes

3. CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING ORGANISMS

4. CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING ORGANISMS

5. CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING ORGANISMS

6. Check-In Describe which characteristic is represented in each example
1. A cat purrs when petted.
2. A robin eats a worm.
3. A plant gives off oxygen.
4. A runner sweats after a race.

7. ADAPTATIONS
Adaptation: a characteristic that allows an organism to live in its environment successfully.
Structural Adaptations: body parts that allow an organism to perform a function (specific task) and survive in its environment
Behavioral Adaptations: action that allows an organism to survive in its environment

8. EXAMPLES OF ADAPTATIONS

9. EXAMPLE OF ADAPTATIONS
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