Properties and Characteristics of Living Things

Gathering and Using Energy

1st characteristics

Energy is the ability or capacity to do work

2nd characteristics

Mechanical digestion

Digestion through mouth

Chemical Digestion

Use of enzymes in digestion

Adenosine Triphosphate

ATP stands for _____

Cellular respiration

Is the breakdown of digested food resulting to the release of E

Metabolism

Sum of all chemical processes and E changes happening inside the body of an organism

Anabolism

Building up

Catabolism

Breaking down

Maintaining internal balance

3rd characteristics

Excretion

The process of removing waste

Homeostasis

Is the maintenance of the body’s internal environment

Hormones

Regulatory chemicals

Hormones

Controls the activities of different parts of the body, the growth, and the development as well

Enzymes

They regulate the rate of chemical reactions

Responding to stimuli

4th characteristics

Irritability

Ability of the organism to respond to stimuli (e.g., pressure, sound, temperature, light, food sources, presence of chemical substances)

Individual adaptation

5th characteristics

Individual adaptation

Adjustment to the changes in the environment

Reproducing and continuing life

6th characteristics

Reproducing and continuing life

It is done with the same species

Living and interacting with the environment

7th characteristics

Living and interacting with the environment

Living things and non-living things

Reproduction

Is the process in which genetic information is passed from generation to generation as the organism produces offspring

Heredity

The transmission of traits (carried by DNA)