Introduction to Biology

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Introduction to Biology
What are the characteristics of living things?
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• BIOLOGY
• __________________
• ________________

Bacteria
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ALL LIVING THINGS ARE Made of cells

• The _____ is the
• ______________.

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ALL LIVING THINGS ARE Made of cells

• ____________organisms are _____________

(Ex _________)
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ALL LIVING THINGS ARE Made of cells

• _________________ organisms_______ as _________
  but as adults are
• _________________________
• Ex (___________
• __________ )

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Characteristics of ALL LIVING THINGS

• ______________________________
• ______________________________
• ______________________________
• _____________________________
• ______________________________

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1) All living thingsRespire

• Living cells release ___________ from
  _____________ molecules.
• The form of _______________ that releases the
  most energy use __________.
• Many multicellular organisms have _____
  _____________ systems to supply thir cells with
  oxygen from their environment

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2) ALL LIVING THINGSRespond to their environment

A signal to which an organism responds
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2) ALL LIVING THINGSRespond to their environment

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A stimulus can be _________________
Ex When there is enough water and ground is
warm enough, seed germinates. Roots respond to
gravity grow downward.Leaves respond to
sunlight grow up.
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2) ALL LIVING THINGSRespond to their environment
 
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• A stimulus can be
• ____________

Ex When the glucose level in your bloodstream
becomes low, your body responds by making you
feel hungry.
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VOCAB WORD

• A cell works to keep conditions inside the cell
  constant ______________________
• IF temperature, water content, nutrients, acidity
  change too much
• . . . the cell will die.

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• HOMEOSTASIS involvesinternal __________
  mechanisms

If body temp drops too low, shivering produces
heat to warm you up.
If temp is too hot, sweating cools you down.
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HOMEOSTASIS

• Drinking a BIG GULP
• increases the amount
• of water in your body

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Your next stop gets rid of the excess
water. (OSMOREGULATION)
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• 3) ALL LIVING THINGSTake in Materials Use
  Energy

To________________,organisms _______ a constant
supply of ____________________ ____________

This sheep uses the MOLECULES and ENERGY in the
food it eats to make more sheep
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ALL LIVING THINGSTake in Materials Use Energy

• ___________ use energy from sunlight or
  chemicals to ________________

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lstructure/chloroplasts.html
Ex _____________ use ____________to turn
_________ into _________
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ALL LIVING THINGSTake in Materials Use Energy

______________ get their energy
by ___________________
Ex ________ (including you) and
_________________
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Vocab word

• the combination of all the _________________
  through which an organism ________ or ___________
  materials as it carries out its life processes
• ___________________

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4) ALL LIVING THINGS Grow develop
In _____________ organisms, like a bacterium,
growth is mostly a simple ________________.

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4) ALL LIVING THINGS Grow develop
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Multicellular organisms grow bigger by
__________________ AND _____________________.
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• MULTICELLULAR ORGANISM dont just contain MANY
  CELLS but many _______________ of cells with
  _____________________

DIFFERENT KINDS
DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS
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5) All living things undergoEXCRETION

• During the process of _______________ and
  _______________, __________ are created.
• These _________ must be removed from the
  organism.
• The process of removing __________ products is
  called ______________.

RESPIRATION
NUTRITION
WASTES
WASTES
WASTES
EXCRETION
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6) ALL LIVING THINGSReproduce

• ________________________
• _____________the
• ___________________
• from _____________
• ________________
• Seen in animals and plants

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6) ALL LIVING THINGSReproduce
_________________________ makes a new
organism using the ________________ from
_________________ Seen in bacteria, plants, and
some animals
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