Categories of Living things
Fill in the Blank:
All Living things are made of ________.
Cells
Is a Rock Alive?
Why or Why Not?
Not alive.
Not made of cells, doesn't grow or develop, doesn't reproduce, not organized
What is a system?
A group of things working together to complete the same job
What is the smallest level or organization?
Cells
What is Form?
The Shape, Size, and Structure of the organism and its parts
What are the 5 Characteristics of life?
1. Made of one or more cells
2. Grow and Develop
3. Reproduce
4. Respond to its Environment
5. Be organized
Is a Cell Phone alive?
Why or Why not?
No a Cell phone is not alive because it doesn't have cells and it cannot reproduce
How many Bones are in the Human Body?
206
What is a Organ System?
A group of organs that work together to preform a specific job
What is Function?
The specific Activity or role that a particular part of an organism, like an organ, cell, or tissue performs within the organism
What dose it mean for a living thing to be organized?
To be put together in a specific way
Is Probiotic Bacteria alive?
Why or why not?
yes it is alive
it is made of cells, they grow and develops, they reproduce, they respond to their environment, and they are organized
What is the job of the Digestive system?
Breaking down and absorbing food for your body to get Nutrients
Put them in order
Ecosystem, Communities, Biosphere, Population
Populations, Communities, Ecosystem, Biosphere
What is this an Example of?
The Neuron Looks like a Star with a tail or like branches of a tree
Form
Give an Example of a living thing responding to its environment?
EX: Humans shivering when cold
Plants learning towards the sun for Photosynthesis
Is a Cow alive?
Why or why not?
Cows fit under the category of living because they meet all the Characteristics of life.
1.Made of Cells
2. Grow and Develop
3. Reproduce
4. Respond to its environment
5. Be organized
Skin, Hair, Nails, Sebaceous Glands
Put them in order.
Tissue, Organism, Organ System, Organ
Tissue, Organ, Organ System, Organism
What is this an Example of?
A Neuron receives, processes, and transmits electrical signals to the brain
Function
Give an Example of a living thing growing and developing.
A tree starts as a seed, then a sprout, then a sapling, then a tree.
Is a Orange Tree alive?
Why or why not?
Yes its alive
its made of cells, it grows and develops, it reproduces, it responds to its environment, and they are organized
What system in the body is responsible for protecting your body from pathogens?
The Lymphatic and Immune
What is a Tissue?
A group of connected cells that have a similar function
A Neuron is a cell that looks like a star that has different branches reaching out like a tree. Neurons receive, process, and transmit electrical signals to the brain.
How dose the Neurons Form help it Function?
By being able to reach out to make many connections with other Neurons to send signals faster