Characteristics of Living Things
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Organization of
Living Things-
-specialized structures that do a specific task

Organization of life
Subatomic particles  atoms  molec ules  cells  tissues  org ans  organ systems  organism  population  community  ecosystem  biosphere

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Living things are unicellular or multicellular

2. Energy
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Living things use light and chemical energy
All living things get energy from the sun

3. Growth and Development
Growth- increase in size
Developmentchange in shape and form

4. Reproduction
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Living things come from living things and make new cells

5. Response to a stimulus
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Responding to the environment constitute the behavior of the organism

6. Adaptation
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Makes an organism suited to its way of life

7. Evolve
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Change over time that descend with modification.
Populations evolve not individuals

8. Homeostasis
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Balancing your internal environment
Remain stable in temperature, moisture level, acidity, etc. by physiological and behavior

Characteristics of nonliving things
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Snowflakes- have organization
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Radio- electrical and sound energy
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Clouds- change shape
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Camera- copy images

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Do Not Reproduce
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Do Not Grow or Change Shape in predictable ways
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Are Not made of Living Cells

Characteristics of a Candle
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List as many characteristics of a candle as you can on your notes.