Organization of Life
Photosynthesis
Food Chain
Homeostasis
Stimulus or Response?
100
What are the basic (smallest) building blocks of life?
cells
100
What is the main source of energy for plants?
The sun
100
What source of energy is often the first level in most food chains?
The sun
100
Why do animals eat?
To obtain energy
100
Your friend screamed after a killer clown jumped out of the maze.
Stimulus or response? The killer clown
stimulus
200
Organism
200
How do plants obtain energy for life processes?
Photosnythesis
200
How do animals obtain energy?
by eating plants or other animals
200
What is homeostatis?
Homeostasis is the body's ability to maintain a stable, balanced internal environment
(ability to balance energy, stress, water, body temperature...)
200
Your stomach grumbles. You haven't eaten for 2 days.
Stimulus or response? grumbling stomach
response
300
Organ
300
How would animals such as rabbits, birds, or hamsters be impacted if plants didn't have the process of photosnythesis
No oxygen, they would die.
300
What happens to the energy in a rabbit when it is eaten by a hawk?
Energy from the rabbit is transferred to the hawk
300
Which two processes help animals maintain body temperature?
A. Sweating
B. Shedding fur
C. Spitting
D. Sensing danger
A, B
300
I fell down after I tripped on my shoelace.
Stimulus or response? the fall
Response
400
A group of tissues is called an
organ
400
Name one gas that is a product of photosnythesis
Oxygen or Carbon Dioxide
400
What does an arrow mean in a food chain?
Energy is transferred to the next level
400
Which process is a way that plants maintain homeostasis?
A. Wilting to prevent water loss
B. Growing leaves to warm up
C. Breathing air to gain oxygen
D. Sweating to cool down
A. Wilting to prevent water loss
400
Which stimulus is most likely to cause a shivering response in a human?
A. The temperature drops at night.
B. A tree releases pollen into the air.
C. The Sun rises overhead at noon.
D. A squirrel perches on a branch.
A. The temperature drops at night.
500
Put the following terms in order from smallest to largest:
organ system, organism, cell, organ, tissue
cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
500
What color is cholorphyll?
green
500
How do you know when you have reached the top of a food chain?
Nothing eats that thing
500
Which activity helps some animals maintain their body temperature?
A. Making sugars
B. Breathing in carbon dioxide
C. Running away from danger
D. Rolling in mud
D. Rolling in mud
500
Which event is an example of a living thing responding to a stimulus?
A. A rabbit runs away from a fox.
B. The temperature falls at night.
C. A storm showers rain on a cornfield.
D. The days become shorter in winter.
A. A rabbit runs away from a fox.