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Characteristics of Living Things—Roles
What’s at the
How does this characteris c
Characteris c
sta on?
help the organism live?
1. Celery in colored Water
To take in nutrients/energy
Item 1 has all the characteris cs of living things
(ingest, digest, excrete, cells, grows and repairs,
reproduces, and maintains homeostasis). Item 2
does NOT have all the characteris cs.
Digest
To break down materials to get
nutrients
Item 1 has all the characteris cs of living things
(ingest, digest, excrete, cells, grows and repairs,
reproduces, and maintains homeostasis). Item 2
does NOT have all the characteris cs.
Excrete
To get rid of waste
Item 1 has all the characteris cs of living things
(ingest, digest, excrete, cells, grows and repairs,
reproduces, and maintains homeostasis). Item 2
does NOT have all the characteris cs.
Made of Cells
Basic structure of living things
Item 1 has all the characteris cs of living things
(ingest, digest, excrete, cells, grows and repairs,
reproduces, and maintains homeostasis). Item 2
does NOT have all the characteris cs.
Grows and Repairs
To fix what is broken and develop enough to reproduce
Item 1 has all the characteris cs of living things
(ingest, digest, excrete, cells, grows and repairs,
reproduces, and maintains homeostasis). Item 2
does NOT have all the characteris cs.
Reproduce
To pass on gene c informa on
(DNA)
Item 1 has all the characteris cs of living things
(ingest, digest, excrete, cells, grows and repairs,
reproduces, and maintains homeostasis). Item 2
does NOT have all the characteris cs.
2. Gram Cubes
1. Mushroom
2. Toy Car
1. Unicellular
Organism under Microscope
(Hint: What is the abioƟc thing NOT doing?).
Ingest
2. Flashlight
1. Mold
One thing is living, one is not.
Explain the difference
2. Prison Cell
1. Baby
2. Flat and inflated balloon
1. Seed
2. Virus
Handout
1. Student do- Sense and ReTo maintain homeostasis
ing exercises spond to S muli
2. Calculator
Item 1 has all the characteris cs of living things
(ingest, digest, excrete, cells, grows and repairs,
reproduces, and maintains homeostasis). Item 2
does NOT have all the characteris cs.