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Properties of Life
Assignment # 28
Living Things vs Non-Living Things
Aim: What characteristics do living
creatures have in common?
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Living creatures are ORGANIZED
 All made of the same collection of
chemicals, but we are organized as…

molecules
 proteins, fats, carbohydrates, nucleic acids
carbohydrates
proteins
DNA
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Living creatures are ORGANIZED
 All made of the same collection of
chemicals, but we are organized as…

organelles & cells
 plant cells & animal cells
plant cell
animal cell
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Living creatures are ORGANIZED
 All made of the same collection of
chemicals, but we are organized as…

organs & organ systems
 respiratory, circulatory, digestive, etc.
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Living creatures RESPOND
 Respond to internal changes

Homeostasis
 maintaining balanced conditions inside the
body
 Respond to external changes
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Living creatures use ENERGY
 Metabolism

all the reactions your body performs to
make & use energy
 eating & digestion & elimination of waste
 synthesis = building
 cellular respiration = making energy
mitochondria
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Living creatures GROW & DEVELOP
 Change over an individual’s life time
get bigger
 mature

 so they can reproduce
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Living creatures REPRODUCE
 Make the next generation
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Lesson Summary
How are living things different than
non-living things?
You may write a paragraph or use
bullets format.
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2007-2008
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assignment
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