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JOURNAL

FIRST ENTRY
Kurt Jovan H. Mantiquilla
LIFE

PROPERTIES OF LIFE
All living organisms share several
key characteristics or functions:
order, sensitivity or response to the
environment, reproduction, growth and
development, regulation, homeostasis,
and energy processing. When viewed
together, these characteristics serve
to define life.

ORDER
Organisms are highly organized,
coordinated structures that consist
of one or more cells. Even very
simple, single-celled organisms are
remarkably complex: inside each cell,
atoms make up molecules; these in
turn make up cell organelles and
other cellular inclusions.
LIFE

REPRODUCITON
Single-celled organisms reproduce by first
duplicating their DNA, and then dividing it
equally as the cell prepares to divide to form
two new cells. Multicellular organisms often
produce specialized reproductive germline cells
that will form new individuals. When reproduction
occurs, genes containing DNA are passed along to
an organism’s offspring. These genes ensure that
the offspring will belong to the same species and
will have similar characteristics, such as size
and shape.
LIFE

GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT


Organisms grow and develop following specific
instructions coded for by their genes. These
genes provide instructions that will direct
cellular growth and development, ensuring that a
species’ young will grow up to exhibit many of
the same characteristics as its parents.

GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT


Although some puppies don't look alike, these
puppies have inherited genes from both parents
and share many of the same characteristics.
LIFE

REGULATION
Even the smallest organisms are complex and
require multiple regulatory mechanisms to
coordinate internal functions, respond to
stimuli, and cope with environmental stresses.
Two examples of internal functions regulated in
an organism are nutrient transport and blood
flow. Organs (groups of tissues working together)
perform specific functions, such as carrying
oxygen throughout the body, removing wastes,
delivering nutrients to every cell, and cooling
the body.
LIFE

HOMEOSTASIS
In order to function properly, cells need to have
appropriate conditions such as proper
temperature, pH, and appropriate concentration of
diverse chemicals. These conditions may, however,
change from one moment to the next. Organisms are
able to maintain internal conditions within a
narrow range almost constantly, despite
environmental changes, through homeostasis
(literally, “steady state”)—the ability of an
organism to maintain constant internal
conditions.

DID YOU KNOW?


Polar bears (Ursus maritimus)
and other mammals living in
ice-covered regions maintain
their body temperature by
generating heat and reducing
heat loss through thick fur
and a dense layer of fat
under their skin.
LIFE

ENERGY PROCESSING
All organisms use a source of energy for their
metabolic activities. Some organisms capture
energy from the sun and convert it into chemical
energy in food (photosynthesis); others use
chemical energy in molecules they take in as food
(cellular respiration).

DID YOU KNOW?


The California condor
(Gymnogyps californianus)
uses chemical energy derived
from food to power flight.
California condors are an
endangered species; this bird
has a wing tag that helps
biologists identify the
individual.
CHARACTERISTICS OF LIFE

REQUIREMENTS FOR LIFE

LIVING THINGS ARE LIVING THINGS


MADE UP OF CELLS REPRODUCE
- Unicellular organisms are Sexual Reproduction: The
made of 1 cell. mixing of genetic material
- Multicellular organisms are from 2 members of the same
made of more than 1 cell species.
Asexual Reproduction:
Offspring are genetically
identical to the parent. No
mixing of genetic material.

LIVING THINGS ARE LIVING THINGS GROW


BASED ON A UNIVERSAL AND DEVELOP
GENETIC CODE -During development a single
egg divides again and again.
- All organisms store the
- New cells can be created and
complex information they need
differentiate to perform
to live, grow and reproduce.
certain functions for the
- All information is written
organism as time passes
in a molecule called DNA.
CHARACTERISTICS OF LIFE

REQUIREMENTS FOR LIFE

LIVING THINGS OBTAIN


AND USE ENERGY LIVING THINGS
RESPOND TO THEIR
- Energy is obtained and used ENVIRONMENT
to grow, develop and reproduce
-Metabolism: The total sum of -Living things respond to
all chemical reactions in the stimuli to improve their
body chances for survival.
-A stimulus is a signal to
which an organism responds

IRRITABILITY ADAPTATION

-An inherited behaviour or


-Immediate response by an characteristic that enables an
organism to a stimulus. organism to survive and
reproduce.
THAT'S ALL FOR
MY FIRST ENTRY

THANK YOU!

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