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Observing the Characteristics of Life
In this activity, you ’ll id entify observable characteristics of life in vid eos of
variou s organism s and d escribe those characteristics.
Review
What are six easily observable characteristics of livin g things?
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To D o and N otice
If y our t eacher is display ing t he v ideos:
Record one or m ore of the characteristics that you observe for each category and
d escribe it on the d ata table that follow s.
If y ou are doing t his act iv it y independent ly :
1. On the d ata table, click on each category nam e in tu rn.
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Read the introd u ction, then p lay the vid eo.
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Record one or m ore of the characteristics that you observe for each category
and d escribe it on you r d ata table.
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Characteristics of Life D ata Table
Category
Characteristics of Life
D escription of Observed
Characteristics
C. elegans
(Caenorhabditis elegans)
Vid eo: Moving C. elegans
Sea Urchins
(Lytechinus pictus)
Vid eo: Sea u rchin cell d ivision
Sea Urchins
(Lytechinus pictus)
Vid eo: Sea u rchin fertilization
Blood Cells
Vid eo: H u m an w hite blood
cells
Cellu lar Stru ctu re and
Function
Vid eo: Elodea leaf cells
Stem Cells
Vid eos: Com p are Mou se
em bryonic stem cells—m ovie
1 w ith H eart cells grow n from
m ou se em bryonic stem cells—
m ovie 1
Cell Motility
Vid eo: Craw ling A moeba
Zebrafish
(Danio rerio)
Vid eo: Zebrafish d evelop m ent
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