INORGANIC AND ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OF LIFE
FOLDABLE
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Take out a piece of notebook paper from your
binder
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Fold the sides in like shutters on a house
CHEMICALS OF LIFE
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Basic Inorganic
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Water (H2O)
Carbon dioxide
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(CO2)
Ammonia
(NH3)
Oxygen (O2)
CHEMICALS OF LIFE
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Organic Compounds of Life
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Carbohydrates
lipids
proteins
nucleotides
These compounds all contain the element
carbon.
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14 MINUTES VIDEO ON CHARACTERISTICS OF
LIFE
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Biology__The_Science_of_Life__The_World_of_
Living_Things.wmv
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Do the worksheet provided that goes with the
video
CHARACTERISTICS OF LIFE:
ANSWER TO VIDEO QUESTIONS
BIOLOGY
The Science
of life
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING THINGS
1. all living things are made from the same basic
chemical ingredients.
2. all living things are composed of cells.
3. they require water and a source of energy to
run their life processes.
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING THINGS
4. the
ability to reproduce and grow.
5. all living things have limited lifespans
6. respond to their surroundings, is
extremely important.
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING THINGS
7. organisms respond to their surroundings,
namely, through their ability to move.
8. they are able to repair injuries to themselves,
provided the damage is not too severe.
9. they can undergo change over time.
We know from discoveries of
ancient
fossilized organisms that life
appeared on earth about three
and one-half billion
years ago.
CLASSIFICATION
Classification involves
placing organisms
that share the same traits
into
the same groups.
KINGDOM MONERA
The very simplest living things belong to the
Kingdom Monera.
 microscopic size.
 There are about 3000 different types, or
species
 All monerans are unicellular
 they lack a nucleus.
 can be either autotrophic or heterotrophic.
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KINGDOM PROTISTA
 consists
of microscopic plant-like and
animal-like creatures
 has about 30,000 species.
 unicellular
 They have a nucleus, but lack cell
walls.
 Both Autotrophic and heterotrophic
KINGDOM PLANTAE
 multicellular
organisms
 Plant cells have both a nucleus and a
cell wall.
 Plants are autotrophs and are able to
use the sun's energy to make their own
food.
 There are about 285,000 species of
plants
KINGDOM FUNGI
 the
mushrooms, molds, and yeasts—
are also multicellular organisms.
 However, unlike plants, fungi are
heterotrophs and cannot make their
own food.
 There are about 100,000 species of
fungi.
KINGDOM ANIMALIA
 over
one million species of animals.
 Animals are heterotrophs and cannot
make their own food.
 Like plants and fungi, animals are
multicellular organisms, but animal cells
lack cell walls and have just one nucleus.
QUIZ: TRUE OR FALSE
1 .Heterotrophs can make their own food.
2. Plants are multicellular organisms.
3. Bacteria are Monerans.
4. Homeostasis means maintaining a balanced
internal environment.
5. Mushrooms belong to the Kingdom Protista