2. Learning Target: The Study of Life Ch. 1.1 pp. 4-6 I Can…Identify the required characteristics of living organisms describe how and explain why biodiversity changes across different environments of the biosphere. I Will… Define the terms Biology, Biosphere, Biodiversity, and Organism. List the characteristics required to classify an entity as alive. Relate life characteristics to Earth’s varying environments.

3. Learning Target: The Study of Life Ch. 1.1 pp. 4-6 Bio means “life” ology means “Study of” ~Where is life found on Earth? ~When do we know that something is alive? ~Why is it important to study life? Biology is the Study of Life

4. Learning Target: The Study of Life Ch. 1.1 pp. 4-6 ~Where is life found? Water Land Air Biosphere – All living things and all places they are found Earth’s biosphere contains a vast biodiversity (different kinds of life).

5. Learning Target: The Study of Life Ch. 1.1 pp. 4-6 Biodiversity is greatest at the Earth’s equator and decreases as moves towards the poles. Every part of the biosphere is connected and includes many environments & ecosystems. WHY?

6. Learning Target: The Study of Life Ch. 1.1 pp. 4-6

7. Learning Target: The Study of Life Ch. 1.1 pp. 4-6 All Living Things must: 1.Be composed of cells (basic unit of life) 2.System of bio-organization (parts forming a whole) 3.Require & use energy (carry on metabolism) 4.Respond to stimuli (environment) a)Maintain homeostasis 5.Display heredity (DNA) (Species reproduction) a)Grow and develop (Organisms use DNA instructions) b)Evolve and adapt (Populations change over time)

8. Learning Target: The Study of Life Ch. 1.1 pp. 4-6 Small group work: Marty the Martian Defense Prosecution