Properties of life - Yamilet by YAMILET DEMANOS

yamilet_demanos19 — 2015-08-31 13:49:14 UTC

Living things are based on DNA

yamilet_demanos19 — 2015-08-31 13:54:10 UTC

All living pass on their DNA from parent to child - with some minor changes.

Living things develop and grow

yamilet_demanos19 — 2015-08-31 14:00:25 UTC

During development a single fertilized egg divides again and again. As these cell divide they begin to look different.

Living things respond to their environment

yamilet_demanos19 — 2015-08-31 14:03:10 UTC

Organism detect and respond to signals from their environment.

Living things are made up of cells

yamilet_demanos19 — 2015-08-31 14:04:03 UTC

Organisms are composed of one or more cells. Cell can grow, respond to their surroundings and reproduce - Despite their small size cell are complex and highly organized.

Living things maintain stable internal environment

yamilet_demanos19 — 2015-08-31 14:04:42 UTC

All organisms need to keep their internal environment relatively stable (Homeostasis) even when external conditions change dramatically

As a group, living things develop

yamilet_demanos19 — 2015-08-31 22:52:02 UTC

Over generations, groups of organisms evolve or change over time.

Living things reproduce

yamilet_demanos19 — 2015-08-31 23:14:34 UTC

All organisms reproduce, which means that they produce new similar organisms.(Sexual Reproduction - cell from two parents unite to from the first of a new organism. Asexual Reproduction - in which a single organish produces offspring identical to itself

Living things obtain and use material and energy

yamilet_demanos19 — 2015-08-31 23:15:11 UTC

Al organisms must take in materials and energy to grow, develop and reproduce. The combination of reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials is caled metabolism