Period 3 Characteristics of Life by Yer Lawson https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l en-us 2016-11-14 16:53:15 UTC 2025-12-22 11:02:11 UTC hello@padlet.com Directions: 1. Choose one of the following scenarios to respond to. Be sure to include at least one characteristic of life. 2. Then respond to someone else's response. ylawson https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137446734 2016-11-14 16:55:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137446734 Scenario 1: Most people think it is easy to tell the difference between an organism that is alive or dead. But, is it? I dug a cactus out of a garden in my yard and lay it on it’s side on top of the patio. I planned to replant it somewhere else in the yard, but got busy and forgot. After a few weeks, it was all brown and shriveled looking. I felt badly that I had let the cactus die. A friend who is an experienced gardener was visiting me and saw my dead cactus and told me that if I put it in the ground and watered it, it would “come back” and be just fine. I tried it and it worked! I couldn’t believe it- over the next couple of weeks it grew new branches that were bright green and eventually blossomed. How was I able to bring this cactus back from the dead? Was the cactus dead? What happened here? ylawson https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137447152 2016-11-14 16:55:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137447152 Scenario 2: There have been times in which a person was thought to be dead and they turned out to be alive. For example, a woman's dead body was brought to the morgue for an autopsy and then when the medical examiner started his procedures she responded and it turned out she was alive. A man's dead body was laid out for his family members to view at a church. As the organist played his favorite hymn, he sat up and wanted to know what was going on. Centuries ago the fear of being buried alive was probably a more realistic fear than it would be now. A few people were so worried about this that they patented inventions such as a bell that stayed on the top of the ground and was attached by a cable through the ground to the inside of the coffin below so that a person who was buried alive would be able to ring the bell to get attention. The invention was never used, but it shows the fear was very real and there may have been a few people who were buried alive in the past. How could these things have happened? How do medical professionals determine when someone's life ends? What are the 'signs of life' they need to look for (use a characteristic of life for this part)? ylawson https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137447595 2016-11-14 16:56:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137447595 Scenario 1 https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137516072 2016-11-14 19:17:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137516072 scenario 1 https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137516137 I was able to bring the cactus back to life because the water helped it stay alive and grow. The cactus was not dead yet, it was slowly dying. The water and the nutrients saved the cactus from dying and helped it evolve -Paige]]> 2016-11-14 19:17:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137516137 Scenario 1- Dennis Salazar https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137516142 The cactus didn't die at all. The cells weren't getting enough water and sun to help it grow. The cactus became dormant and started growing again when it was getting enough nutrients.]]> 2016-11-14 19:17:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137516142 Response to Scenario 2: Andrea Almanza https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137516181 I think that in order to know someone is actually dead is that when they lose the color of their skin and it's body temperature changes. You would need to take out the heart and intestines to know they are actually dead.]]> 2016-11-14 19:17:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137516181 Scenario 1 It was a living because is has metabolism and it needed water to survive . When he panted it again and watered it its reproduced itself - kaitlyn https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137516221 2016-11-14 19:17:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137516221 Scenario 1 https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137516457 It did not die, the reason it happened is because it was not getting enough water. And once he used water it reduced and came back to life.
Jesus]]> 2016-11-14 19:17:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137516457 Scenario 1 https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137516550 The cactus was still alive do to it's cells, they say that all living things have cells, and the cells of this cactus were still alive. Even if it was forgotten for sometime. Plus it's no rare thing, you see a lot of cactuses in the desert , do to how fast they cells are reproducing and living is do to their DNA. - Maria Avilez

]]> 2016-11-14 19:18:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137516550 scenario 1 Michael cosio https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137516563 I think the cactus did not die it was just not getting enough of the right nutrients it was suppose to get and needed the specific type of energy.So in matter of fact the cactus was still alive but just with very little nutrients. ]]> 2016-11-14 19:18:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137516563 Scenario 1 Yesenia Ramirez https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137516589 I think the cactus was not totally dead. It was nearly dead but once she planted the cactus and gave it some water it came back to life. The cactus maintained its internal environment which is called homeostasis. ]]> 2016-11-14 19:18:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137516589 Scenario 2: https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137516664 These things could have happened if the organs in the body are slowing down or doing a little bit of work or just suddenly stopped because of a minor problem and then suddenly responded. Medical professions determine when someone's life ends if their pulse stops or if the heart monitor shows that the heart rate dropped. They need to check if the person is still breathing or if the person's body temperature is normal or near to normal. -Verly Todiano]]> 2016-11-14 19:18:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137516664 Scenario 2 Sophia Hart https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137516753 I think this is a representation to Respond to environment because they are responding to what is happening around them. I think maybe there cells somehow awoke and started working again due to what was happening around them and that would be Respond  to environment.]]> 2016-11-14 19:18:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137516753 Scenario 2 https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137516768 Medical professionals determine when someone's life ends by checking their pulse and their body temperature. The signs of life that they need to look for is their heart beat and their cells to see if the cells are still moving. If there is no heartbeat, pulse, or the body has a cold temperature then the person is considered dead.

~Dynya Mckinney ]]> 2016-11-14 19:18:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137516768 scenario 1 https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137516786 The cactus was able to bring back to life because the cactus just need a little of water and since the n]]> 2016-11-14 19:18:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137516786 Scenario 1 - Ian Vang ivang106053 https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137516838 In scenario 1 the cactus is not dead it just need nutrients so that it could grow. ]]> 2016-11-14 19:18:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137516838 Scenario 1 https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137516933 The characteristic that i got from this scenario was respond to environment. The cactus never really died but because since it did not get watered, it could not grow. Once they replanted the cactus it started growing again because it had been watered and kept in the sunlight.
-Ivy Nuno

]]> 2016-11-14 19:18:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137516933 Scenario 2: LailaniC. Montes https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137516940 I don't think the person died at all, I think this was a response to the enviroment because the person had responded suddenly because of it surroundings which is the enviroment. Maybe the person's organs in their body were slowing down so it slowed everything and then it suddenly responded, but a medical professional determines when someone's life ends and checks their pulse and heart beat etc. ]]> 2016-11-14 19:18:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137516940 Scenario 1 Tou Her https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137517059 The cactus was not dead. But it was close, because with out water it could not have nutrients and die. But its a matter of time till the cactus ran out of time for the water to save it to life. 
- Tou HEr]]> 2016-11-14 19:19:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137517059 scenario 1 https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137517082 The cactus was almost dying but he saved it before it can really die

]]> 2016-11-14 19:19:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137517082 Scenario 2: https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137517199 When a person dies, medical professionals can tell from a number of reasons. One reason may be that the person's heart stops beating. ]]> 2016-11-14 19:19:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137517199 scenario 1 xavier ortiz-wilson https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137517251 the cactus did not die because it need nutrients 
 ]]> 2016-11-14 19:19:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137517251 2- Joseph Gomez https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137517348 Scenario 2 is Response to environment because the man sat up after hearing his favorite hymn ]]> 2016-11-14 19:19:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137517348 Scenario 1 Estaven Escobar https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137517467 The cactus was not dead completely, cactus's are known to have water stored within them so they are able to go weeks without water ,this cactus must have still had water in it so it was still able to sustain itself even though it wasn't growing completely because the cactus was never actually dead but more in a dormant state where it conserved its energy until it had the necessary conditions to thrive once again ]]> 2016-11-14 19:20:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137517467 Scenario 1- Jocelyn Cervantes https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137517980 The cactus was not dead but it needed water and sun to help it grow. Without water and sun it won't grow and it will then begin to die.]]> 2016-11-14 19:21:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137517980 Daerlyn mendez https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137518162 2016-11-14 19:21:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137518162 LILIANA YANEZ https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137518191 2016-11-14 19:21:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137518191 LILIANA YANEZ https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137518297  ]]> 2016-11-14 19:21:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137518297 Scenario 2 https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137581093 When a person dies, medical professionals can determine that they are dead from a number of reasons. One reasons is that the person's heart stops beating. Another reason is that the dead person does not use energy, such as needing food, creating waste, and breathing, this is also considered a "characteristic of life". 
-Jaden Key]]> 2016-11-14 23:37:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137581093 Scenario 1: https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137824375 The cactus did not die, but it needed nutrients to keep living it needed water, and sun.. if there was none of that it would begin to die and not grow .
-angelina moreno

]]> 2016-11-15 17:28:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/137824375 Scenario 1 https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/140060237 The cactus was not dead, but it was dying because you put it on top of your patio and it wasn't getting any sun and the cactus needs sun and water to stay alive and when you put in back into the soil it got sun and the water it needed to stay alive- Austin Cheeseborough]]> 2016-11-27 23:14:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ylawson/rirvs8w70e1l/wish/140060237