Focus Question: 9/27/16

Is the duck pictured, living or

nonliving? How do you know?

All living things have 6

common characteristics!

1. It responds to the environment

You step on a

rock what
does the rock
do? Why?
You step on a
turtle (by
accident!)
what will the
turtle do? Why?

2. It grows and develops

Seeds look lifeless, but they grow and

develop into plants

Animals grow and develop as time
passes.
How does a frog develop?

3. It produces offspring
Asexual Reproduction:
One parent
Identical offspring

Sexual Reproduction:
Two parents
Different Offspring

4. It maintains homeostasis

Homeostasis - maintaining a stable

internal environment.
Human maintain a stable body
temperature
Sweating
Shivering

5. It has complex chemistry

Undergo

complicated
chemical changes
to function day to
day and stay alive.
(Even simple life
forms)

6. It is made up of cells
Have at least one cell.
Although living things look different, the

cells inside are fairly similar.