Characteristics of Life Foldable
1.
Fold your paper, “hot dog style” & cut along the dotted lines to create 7 flaps.
2.
Label the flaps on the front of the foldable. Put the title Characteristics of Life
above “R: reproduce” on the top right flap & your name on the bottom right flap.
(outside front)
Characteristics of Life
R: reproduce
A: (have) adaptations & evolve
R: respond (to stimuli)
E: (need) energy
H: (maintain) homeostasis
O: (are) organized
G: grow & develop
Your name
3.
On the inside of the foldable:
a. On the right side (on the inside/underneath the flap) life write a
definition/description of the characteristic.
(inside right)
Write an example for each:
Write a definition/description for each:
R: reproduce
A: (have) adaptations & evolve
R: reproduce
A: (have) adaptations & evolve
R: respond (to stimuli)
R: respond (to stimuli)
E: (need) energy
E: (need) energy
H: (maintain) homeostasis
H: (maintain) homeostasis
O: (are) organized
O: (are) organized
G: grow & develop
G: grow & develop
b. On the left side (on the inside/on the back of the flap) give an example of the
characteristic.
(inside left)
Write an example for each:
Write a definition/description for each:
R: reproduce
A: (have) adaptations & evolve
R: reproduce
A: (have) adaptations & evolve
R: respond (to stimuli)
R: respond (to stimuli)
E: (need) energy
E: (need) energy
H: (maintain) homeostasis
H: (maintain) homeostasis
O: (are) organized
O: (are) organized
G: grow & develop
G: grow & develop
4.
On the back of the foldable (to the left of the flap if you open the foldable and the
list of characteristics is on the right), draw/paste an example for that characteristic.
(outside back)
Draw/paste an example for each:
R: reproduce
A: (have) adaptations & evolve
R: respond (to stimuli)
E: (need) energy
H: (maintain) homeostasis
O: (are) organized
G: grow & develop
Write a definition/description for each:
(You can use mine or put them in your own words.)
R: reproduce:
to make more organisms & pass on genetic information
A: (have) adaptations & evolve:
adaptation: characteristic that makes an individual organism better able to survive in its
environment
Over time, beneficial adaptations are “selected for” & the population or species evolves.
(Individual organisms do NOT evolve!!!)
R: respond (to stimuli):
ability of an organism to react to stimuli (changes in its internal or external environment)
E: (need) energy:
Energy is the ability to do work and is needed to perform life functions/metabolism (growth,
reproduction, movement, etc.). Organisms make or eat food to get energy (which is released
during cellular respiration).
H: (maintain) homeostasis:
ability of an organism/cell to maintain a constant internal environment (balance/equilibrium)
O: (are) organized:
All organisms are made of one or more cells. The cell is the basic unit of life.
Cells  tissues  organs  organ systems  organism  population  community 
ecosystem  biosphere
G: grow & develop:
grow = increase in size (due to increase in size or # of cells)
develop = change in form
Write an example for each:
(You can use mine or write your own.)
R: reproduce:
A cow gives birth to a calf.
A: (have) adaptations & evolve:
adaptation: Dark moths blend in better on trees covered with pollution (soot).
evolve: Dark moths survive better in areas with a lot of pollution, so, over time,
there are more dark moths than light moths.
R: respond (to stimuli):
You touch a hot pan & pull your hand away.
E: (need) energy:
Humans eat to get energy to skate.
H: (maintain) homeostasis:
If you are cold, you shiver in order to warm up.
O: (are) organized:
Cells  tissues  organs  organ systems  organism  population 
community  ecosystem  biosphere
G: grow & develop:
grow = a tree gets bigger
develop = a tadpole becomes a frog
A picture for each:
(You can use mine or draw/find your own.)