Seven Characteristics of Life
Challenges
Defined Words
Organization (13 components) of Life
food web
8 levels of Taxonomic
100
What is the first characteristic of life, hint O?
Organization
100
Define Energy
The ability to do work.
100
When a system is made up of several interacting components, each of which is necessary for the system to function, and now of which can be made by modifying an already-existing component. hint I C
Irreducible complexity
100
What is larger than atom, hint M
molecule
100
what is a producer
grass and other plants
100
Dear?
Domain
200
What is the second characteristic of life, hint M?
metabolism
200
What is a producer?
Organisms that can produce energy-rich molecules as their food source
200
The sum of all chemical reactions occurring in an individual cell to sustain life. Hint M
Metabolism
200
What is the largest component of life after biome, hint B
biosphere
200
what is a primary consumer
an animal that eats producers
200
King?
Kingdom
300
What is the third characteristic of life, Hint H?
homeostasis
300
What is a consumer?
Organisms that must eat other organisms for food.
300
The chemical reactions occurring in an individual cell that break down complex molecules into simple ones, releasing energy that the organisms can use. Hint C
Catabolism (think CAT tears things into pieces)
300
What is a mixture of populations? hint C
community
300
what is a tertiary consumer
an animal that eats secondary consumers
300
Phillip?
Phylum
400
What is the fourth characteristic of life, hint R to S?
Response to stimulus
400
What is a decomposer?
Organisms that decompose dead organisms
400
The chemical reactions that build complex molecules from simple ones, usually requiring the input of energy. Hint A
Anabolism
400
What do cells create? hint T
tissue
400
what is a decomposer
fungi worms a soil bacterium and flies
400
Came?
Class
500
What is the fifth characteristic of life , hint A?
Adaptation
500
What is Natural Selection?
The process by which organisms better adapt to an environment will be more likely to survive and reproduce, passing those adaptations to their offspring.
500
my favorite food
urinal cakes mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
500
What is a skeleton?
system of organs
500
what is an final consumer
an special tertiary consumer that doesn't get eaten by anything else
500
Over?
Order
600
Characteristic of Life, hint R & H
Reproduction & Heredity
600
Based on the data we have right now, what is the main thing that natural selection accomplishes?
Ensures the survival of existing forms. Those who believe evolution produced all that we see must assume it can also produce new forms, but that is not be confirmed by data.
600
Digestion breaks down molecules into smaller molecules. Is this anabolism or catabolism?
Catabolism (think cat tears things into pieces)
600
What is the smallest component?
Atom
600
List the trophic levels in order, starting with those that directly use the sun’s energy and ending with those that use the energy last.
Producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, tertiary consumers, decomposers
600
For?
Family
700
Characteristic of life, Hint G & D
Growth & Development
700
Define Mutation
A change in an organisms DNA that alters the information contained in the DNA.
700
Where does almost all energy come from?
The Sun
700
What are the structures made up of molecules? Hint C O
Cell organelles
700
List the producers
Plankton
700
Good?
Genus
800
If plant cells don’t get enough water, they cannot stay rigid, and the plant wilts. Thus, if they start to lose rigidity, they absorb more water. Which characteristic of life is this an example of? Hint H
Homeostasis - trying to keep the internal environment the same.
800
A teacher tells you that science has proven that the earth orbits the sun. Is the teacher correct?
WHAT? NO? Science cannot prove anything. It has developed a lot of evidence that indicated the earth orbits the sun, but proof is beyond the ability of science. Discuss.
800
The ability to maintain a constant internal environment. hint H
Homeostatis
800
What does tissue create? Hint O
Organs
800
What are the levels of the penguin?
Primary and Tertiary
800
Soup?
Species
900
An animal changes its long-term behavior based on changes that occur in its environment. Which characteristic of life is this an example of? hint A
Adaptation - long term adjustments to conditions
900
Put these steps of the scientific method in their proper order: conclusion, observation, prediction, hypothesis, experimentation, analysis.
1- Observation, 2- Hypothesis is based on observations. A 3- prediction is made to test the hypothesis, and 4- experimentation is used to determine whether or not the prediction is correct. The experiment is then 5- analyzed and then a 6- conclusion reached.
900
A long-term relationship between organisms of different species. Hint S
Symbiosis
900
What is a system of organs? hint O
Organism
900
What is the level of the whale?
Secondary the only thing it eats is a primary consumer
900
You randomly choose two organisms from an order and compare them. You then randomly choose two organisms from the same genus and compare them. In which case do you expect the organisms to be more similar?
Genus will be more similar. The lower you go in the division of taxonomy, the more similar the organisms.
1000
Oh My Heart Reaches A RHyme GoD Name all!
Organization, Metabolism, homeostasis, Response to a stimulus, Adaptation, Reproduction and Heredity, Growth and Development
1000
A population of fish is being studied. In one generation, a few of the fish have a mutation that makes them faster swimmers. Others in that same generation have a mutation that makes it more difficult for them to perform metabolism. If the same population is studied two generations later, which mutation is more likely to be found in many of the fish?
The mutation making fish swim faster is more like to be found in many fish.
1000
A mode of reproduction in which the offspring comes from only one organism.
Asexual Reproduction
1000
A community of creatures is an ? Hint E
Ecosystem
1000
The scientific name for a domestic dog is given in a textbook as Canis Lupus Familiaris. What’s wrong with that?
The name needs to be italicized and only the first word capitalized. Canis lupus familiaris
1100
You started out as a single cell. However, you are now composed of trillions of cells. Which two characteristics of life produced that change? Hint R and G&D
Reproduction, also Growth and Development. The had to reproduce, then reproduce to make up all the cells of your body.
1100
Members of species A are able to mate and produce viable offspring with members of species B. Members of species C are unable to mate and produce viable offspring with members of either species A or species B. Which two species have the more similar DNA?
A & B have more similar DNA. When two organisms are able to sexually reproduce, their DNA must be similar.
1100
A mode of reproduction in which combines genetic information from a male and female to produce offspring
Sexual Reproduction
1100
What molecule transmits information from parent to offspring?
DNA deoxyribonucleic acid
1100
When biologists attempt to correlate the organisms we see today to the original ones that were created, what is that called?
Baraminology WHAT? New 1990
- The classification of organisms based on the Biblical doctrine of Special Creation, done mainly by Creationists; the study of the created kinds.
1200
Here is the taxonomy of the domestic cat: Domain Eukaryota, Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Class Mammalia, Order Carnivora, Family Felidae, Genus Felis, Species Felis catus. What is the scientific name for the domestic cat?
Felis catis
It must be italicized. NOTE: only 1st word capitalized. This is called Binomial nomenclature.
1200
The process by which a cell becomes specialized to perform specific tasks. Hint D
Differentiation
1300
is a banana a berry
yes somehow