Sponge

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Sponge

• What is life? What makes something living? Write
  3 or 4 sentences to explain.

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I. Characteristics of Living Things

• A. Move

B. Grow
C. Reproduce
D. Respond to Stimulus
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• e. Perform chemical activities (metabolism)

f. Contain DNA and are made of one or more cells
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Vocabulary

1. stimulus- anything that effects the activity of
   an organism, organ or tissue.
2. Response- a reaction to a stimulus
3. Metabolism- how an organism uses fuel the
   chemical activities that go on in an organism.
4. Asexual reproduction- a single parent produces
   offspring that are genetically identical to the
   parent.

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• Sexual reproduction- two parents are required to
  produce offspring that will share characteristics
  of both parents.
• homeostasis- the maintenance of a stable internal
  environment.
• 7. Ingestion- eating
• 8. Digestion- breaking down of food from complex
  to simple substances that the body can use.
• 9. Excretion- an organisms release of waste
  materials.
• 10. Respiration- taking in oxygen and other gases
  and using them to produce energy.

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Sponge

• List the characteristics of living things.
• Give an example of each characteristic.

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Sponge

• Classify the following as dead, living, or
  non-living and give an explanation why
• Firewood
• Tooth (in mouth and out of mouth)
• Paper
• Nut

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Vocabulary

• Abiotic- non living things in the environment
  such as air, water, coal, geological structures,
  temperature, topography, etc.
• Biotic- living things in the environment such as
  plants, animals and microorganisms.