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NATURE OF LIFE (NOL)
NOTES
A) CHARACTERISTICS
OF LIVING THINGS
(COLT)
1)
They are made of
cells.
2) They can sense and
respond to change.
3) They reproduce.
4) They have DNA.
5) They use energy.
6) They grow and
develop.
B) NEEDS OF LIVING THINGS
(NOLT)
1) Food
2) Water
3) Air
4) A Place to Live
C) QUESTIONS REGARDING
NEEDS OF LIVING THINGS:
1) What does FOOD
provide to living
creatures?
FOOD
provides:
MATERIALS:
to build and
repair parts.
ENERGY: to
do the work
of gathering
materials,
building and
repairing
parts.
2) Why do living things
need WATER?
WATER
TRANSPORTS ENABLES
CHEMICAL
MATERIALS:
such as food
REACTIONS:
and energy
supplies.
the body needs
water for its
chemical
reactions that
help it grow and
repair itself.
3) What does AIR
contain that is so
important to living
things?
AIR
contains:
OXYGEN: to
enable living
things to
undergo
respiration,
which releases
energy from
food for cells
use.
CARBON
DIOXIDE:
used by
producers to
make food.
4) Why do creatures
need LIVING SPACE?
LIVING SPACE
Is needed so creatures
can continually get the
following:
FOOD
WATER
AIR
D. Chemistry of Living Things
atoms
compounds/molecules
inorganic compounds
organic compounds
minerals
carbohydrates
proteins
starch sugars
made of
amino acids
lipids
fats & oils
nucleic acids
DNA
RNA