Chapter 1: Human Body

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Chapter 1 Human Body

• Mr. Capodagli

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AGENDA

• September 8th, 2011
• Q1W1
• AIM Define the qualifiers of life
• ? What is it to be alive?
• ? Biology basics
• ? Acquire colored pencils, a 1 binder, and two
  dividers

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Requirements of Life

• Boundaries - organisms are composed of cells
  because they require a barrier from environmental
  changes
• Responsiveness organisms react to stimulus in
  their environment
• Movement organisms are mobile to acquire food,
  escape danger, and reproduce
• Metabolism organisms have chemical processes to
  assimilate nutrients and use energy

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Requirements of Life

• Organization organisms have distinctly
  different structures in their bodies
• Reproduction organisms transmit their genes
• Growth organisms continue to make new cells and
  adapt to their environment

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Requirements of Life

• Survival needs of the human living system
• Nutrients H2O, O2, C6H12O6, etc.
• Temperature 98.6 F (36.8 C)
• Atmospheric Pressure there has to be enough
  gravity and molecules for us to breath air

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Requirements of Life

• Make a grid of 8 rows with the 7 qualifiers of
  life
• Make 6 columns for these contenders
• Fire
• Zombie
• Automobile
• Cell phone
• Internet
• Check the boxes for the requirements the
  contenders

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Requirements of Life
Boundaries Response movement metabolism organization growth reproduces
Fire
Zombie
Auto
Cell Phone
Internet