L-I-V-I-N
What is one characteristic that all living things share?
What is ...
Needs energy (food)
Needs water
Exchange gases
Eliminates waste
Suitable environment
Responds to environment
Reproduce
Grow
What is a nonliving thing? Give an example.
What is...
Examples
What is an organism? Give me an example and explain why it’s an organism.
What is...
Examples
When a snake sheds its skin, is that skin dead or dormant?
What is...
Dead
Name three examples of living things.
What is...
Examples...
Mr. Van Etten walked down the sidewalk and notice a stick laying in the grass. He thought himself "that would be considered nonliving."
Is he correct or incorrect?
What is...
Incorrect, a stick would be considered dead if it is no longer a part of the tree.
What is the question we must always ask ourselves to determine if something is an organism?
What is...
Do they have the 8 characteristics of life?
Is a doll living or nonliving?
What is...
Nonliving
How do living things obtain energy?
What is... consuming a food source.
How do nonliving things differ from living things?
Nonliving have never live and never will live.
Is your teacher's arm an organism?
Why or why not?
What is...
No, your teacher's arm is not an organism. It is a part of one, but it is considered living.
What does dormant mean?
Dormant means when a living thing is not currently showing all characteristics of life. It is alive, but inactive.
Is fire considered living? Explain
What is...
No, it does not "need water"
Is dormant the same thing as dead? Explain.
No, if something is dormant it can technically return to showing its characteristics and be "active" once again. If something dies, it cannot return.
Can an organism become dormant after already being alive?
If so, provide an example!
What is...
Trees become dormant every winter.
Is a pencil considered living or nonliving?
What is...
A pencil would be considered nonliving because...A pencil is made of wood, paint, lead, metal, and an eraser. That combination is nonliving.
If brine shrimp are living, what is their evidence for reproduction?
What is...
Brine shrimp eggs.
Explain why a rock is considered a nonliving thing.
What evidence do we have that brine shrimp are organisms?
Name at least 3 of the 8.
What is...
Eat shrimp
Need water
Salt water suitable environment
Respond to light
Grow from egg
etc.
Think about your mystery materials from a few weeks ago. What were the 3 that were dormant?
What is...
yeast
brine shrimp eggs
radish seeds