Did You Know?
Some plants can eat bugs!
What Makes an Organism?
It needs to eat, drink, and breathe.
How Do Organisms Grow?
They start small and get big over time.
What Organisms Do
They eat food to get energy.
They breathe air to live.
They grow and change as time goes.
Some can make new life.
They can move or stay still.
They are part of our world.
More About Organisms
Long ago, life started with small things. These small things grew and changed. They made new life too. This is how all life began on Earth.
We see organisms all around us. They help us breathe and give us food. We need them to live and be happy.
Did you know that there are many types of organisms? Some are big like whales, and some are tiny like ants. Each one is special in its own way!
How Topics Connect
graph TD
A["Organism Definition"] --> B["Living Thing"]
A --> C["Concept of Individual"]
C --> D["Criteria for Organism"]
D --> E["Autonomous Reproduction"]
D --> F["Growth"]
D --> G["Metabolism"]
E --> H["Excludes Viruses"]
What Do These Words Mean?
organism:a living thing
autonomous:independent or self-sufficient
reproduction:the process of making new living things
metabolism:the chemical processes that happen in a living thing to keep it alive
evolve:to change and develop over time
