NATURAL SCIENCE. 5th LEVEL.

UNIT 1: THE ORGANIZATION OF LIVING THINGS.

1. What do living things do?
All living things carry out the basic life processes
of interaction, nutrition and reproduction.
INTERACTION:
All
living
information
in
their
environment. Then they
react to this information in

things

detect

different ways.
NUTRITION: All living things take in essential nutrients
from their environment. These nutrients give them
energy and enable them to grow and develop.
REPRODUCTION: Living things can
members of their own species.

create

new

2. What are living things made up of?

Cells carry out the basic life processes of interaction, nutrition and reproduction.
Most cells reproduce by dividing to form two new cells.
ANIMAL CELL: The nucleus controls everything that
happens inside the cell. The membrane surrounds and
protects the cell. The cytoplasm is a thick, clear liquid
protected by the membrane.
LA CLULA VEGETAL: La pared celular es una capa
gruesa y rgida que rodea la clula vegetal y le da
forma. Est compuesta por una sustancia llamada
celulosa. En el interior de la clula vegetal se
encuentra una cavidad
llamada vacuola. En su
interior, se almacena agua con alimento y otras
sustancias, como pigmentos que le dan color.
Cuando la planta no tiene suficiente agua, la
vacuola se queda vaca (la planta se marchita), pero
basta con regarla para que, pocos minutos despus,
la vacuola se llene de nuevo y la planta vuelva a
estar rgida y fresca.

3. Unicellular and multicellular organisms.

Some living things, such as
bacteria, are made up of only
one cell. Theyre unicellular
organisms.

Other living things, such as trees, have many cells. Theyre multicellular
organisms. (En espaol, organismos pluricelulares).