Characteristics Of Living Things

Characteristics of LIFE

A living thing should possess the following characteristics:Cellular OrganizationReproductionGenetic ControlGrowthMetabolismSensitivityAdaptationMovement

All living things are made up of cells.

CELLULAR ORGANIZATION

Organism/Individual

Organ System

Organ

Tissue

Cell

CELLULAR ORGANIZATION

REPRODUCTION

Organisms multiply to continue the

existence of its kind.

REPRODUCTION

GENETIC CONTROLDNA is the carrier of

genes or traits of organisms that can be passed down from parents to offspring and it is found in the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell.

Genetic control is the reason why an organism gives birth to a similar species of organism

GROWTHLiving things change in size and form due to absorption of nutrients.For multicellular organisms, they grow by multiplying the number of the cell.For unicellular organisms, they grow by increasing the size of the cell.

GROWTH

METABOLISM

Catabolism-building-up

Anabolism-breaking-up

METABOLISM

Living things undergo chemical processes which support life.

SENSITIVITY-response to stimulus

ADAPTATIONLiving things develop

body parts, behavior and life patterns in order to survive the changes in

the environment.

ADAPTATION

MOVEMENT