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It’s Alive! Or Is it? Lab
Today you will be helping Deon Walker identify living and nonliving specimens and then sorting them in
the lab.
Getting Started:
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Listen to the scenario and click Continue
Read through the Procedure and click Close
Click the Tutorial button at the upper right corner of the screen
Research: Read through the tutorial and answer the following questions
The six main characteristics that all living things share are: _________________, _________________,
_________________, _________________, _________________, and _________________.
All living things are composed of _________________. A cell is the _________________
_________________ that can perform _________________ _________________. All cells are
surrounded by a _________________ and are too _________________ to be seen with the naked eye.
Living things _________________ and _________________ to change. A change that affects the activity
of an organism is called a _________________.
List examples of stimuli.
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Organisms respond to _________________ _________________.
Why do humans shiver? ____________________________________________
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How do other organisms stabilize their internal conditions? ____________________________________
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How do organisms make other organisms similar to themselves? _______________________________.
What is the main difference between asexual and sexual reproduction? _________________________
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Define DNA: _______________________________________________
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Define Metabolim: ___________________________________________________________
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All living things __________________________ and _______________________________. In singlecelled organisms, the cell gets ______________________ and ______________________, which makes
other organisms. In organisms made of many cells the number of cells ___________________ and the
organism gets ___________________.
Name ______________________________________
It’s Alive! Or Is it? Lab
Stage 1:
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Exit the Tutorial by clicking Close
Using your research, chose the six questions that will help you determine whether a specimen is living or
nonliving. Click Evaluate.
o Once you have the correct questions, write your questions in the box below:
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
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Click Continue.
Click any box to begin.
Once the box is selected click the red question marks to ask your questions.
Stage 2:
Next you will be determining if the specimens are living or nonliving by receiving the answer to your
question.
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Record the answers to your questions for each specimen.
Specimen 1
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
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Answer
Was this specimen living or nonliving? __________________________
What was this specimen? __________________________
Specimen 2
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Answer
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Was this specimen living or nonliving? __________________________
What was this specimen? __________________________
Specimen 3
Answer
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
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Was this specimen living or nonliving? __________________________
What was this specimen? __________________________
Specimen 4
Answer
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
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Was this specimen living or nonliving? __________________________
What was this specimen? __________________________
Specimen 5
Answer
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
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Was this specimen living or nonliving? __________________________
What was this specimen? __________________________
Specimen 6
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
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Was this specimen living or nonliving? __________________________
What was this specimen? __________________________
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Name ______________________________________
It’s Alive! Or Is it? Lab
Reflection:
Create a flow chart on a piece of large paper (large enough to be a poster) that would help someone
determine if their specimen is living or nonliving.
Be sure to include:
 A yes or no option for each question asked.
 At least 4 illustrations illustrating your poster.
 Examples of living and nonliving organisms, different from those seen in the lab activity.
And…
 Be creative! Feel free to add humorous, but appropriate, responses, as well as different colors
for each answer, decorations, etc.
Brainstorm your flow chart here….
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Imagine you have crash landed on an alien planet. You are trying to find a living organism to
help you repair your ship so you can go home. However, you do not know which specimens you
encounter are living or nonliving. The rules on this planet for determining if an organism is living
or nonliving are extremely different from those on Earth. In fact, you decide you must come up
with your own way of determining which specimens are alive or not. Create a list of 6 different
questions and their answers to determine if the alien specimens you encounter are living or
nonliving. Be as creative as you want but make sure to have an explanation for each yes or no
answer.
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