Living Things/Classification Systems

What is an organnism

An organism is any individual living entity that can grow, reproduce, and respond to its environment. This includes all forms of life, from single-celled bacteria to complex multicellular animals and plants.

Characteristics of living things

include growth, reproduction, response to stimuli, metabolism, and homeostasis.

Celluar Organisms

are living entities made up of cells, which can be unicellular or multicellular, capable of carrying out life processes.

The Chemicals of Life

A cell is the basic unit of structure and function in living things.

Carbohydrates

Glucose= humans Starch= plants

DNA/RNA

Generic Informationstored in cells that dictates the characteristics and functions of living organisms.

Growth and Develpoment