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Characteristics of Life
Walkaround Lab Activity

Students can begin to look for the characteristic signs of life by examining some of the specimens available in the biology classroom. Live animals are ideal if available (even insects or earthworms work well), but preserved specimens can still be used to show examples of order and adaptations.

Essential concepts:Characteristics of life, adaptation, response, regulation, growth, development, energy processing, reproduction.