Living Things
Living things was the main topic of the second week of the lab. I was able to learn a lot about the 8 core characteristics of living things and the different meanings of each of those on top of that. There were some terms that I was familiar with, but did not quite know what they meant. Therefore, this lesson was helpful in my understanding of living things and was a very necessary introduction I needed before furthering my knowledge on the topic. The 8 core characteristics of living things include: Growth & Change Movement Responds to Stimuli Metabolism Reproduction Cellular Composition Genetics & Heredity Maintains Homeostasis Pictured above is the poster my group and I made to name the core characteristics, while also describing them in both definition and art form. The words that stuck out to me that I needed to further investigate were- stimuli, cellular composition, and homeostasis. Responding to stimuli is when ...