1. Living ThingsLiving Things
Notes
September 8, 2009

2. What Living ThingsWhat Living Things
NeedNeed
Food
Water
Living Space
Stable Internal Conditions

3. FoodFood
Purpose of food: Source of Energy
Autotrophs:
– “Self Feeders” – They make their
own food
Heterotrophs:
– “Scavengers” – They feed off of
other living things

4. WaterWater
Needs H2O to:
–Obtain chemicals needed
–Break down food
–Grow
–Move substances within the body
–Reproduce

5. Living SpaceLiving Space
Needs a place to:
–Live
–Get food
–Get water
–Find shelter

6. Stable EnvironmentStable Environment
Homeostasis
–What organisms do to maintain a
stable internal condition
–Example:
Temperature of the human body
Temperature of a snake

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•W Will
•LS Love Super
•SE Slimy Elephants

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