Systems of Body
Agent that causes illness or disease
Pathogens
continuous circulation of water on Earth
Hydrologic cycle
Something that can make its own energy
Producer/autotroph
fossil evidence that organism was in area: ex: footprint, trail, burrow
Trace fossil
large, irregularly shaped sections of Earth’s crust
tectonic plates
Muscular tube that helps move food from the mouth to the stomach
Esophagus
draining away of water from the surface of an area of land
Runoff
What is the main source of energy for most ecosystems?
Plants
collection of fossils that provide information about the history of life
Fossil record
What are the two main parts of the nervous system?
Central and peripheral nervous system
To move around; such as a ceiling fan moving air
Circulate
all the living and nonliving things that surround an organism
Environment
In an ecosystem, what would happen if a significant portion of the primary consumers were removed?
If primary consumers are removed there is not enough energy provided for the secondary consumers and they would die,
method to determine the order of events relative to each other
Relative dating
How do the parts of the immune system work to keep us from getting sick?
They detect, fight off and remember harmful pathogens to keep us healthy.
What are the 4 main parts of the circulatory system?
Heart, Arteries, Capillaries, and Veins
Describe the water cycle
Journey water takes as it circulates between evaporation, condensation, and precipitation
What level of consumer is a coyote?
Secondary consumer/ 3rd trophic level
What do fossils allow us to see?
What organisms lived a long time ago and how things changed over time
Describe mechanical and chemical digestion?
Mechanical - changing the size and shape of food
Chemical - changes the chemical composition of food
What are 4 types of pathogens mentioned in class?
Virus, bacteria, fungi, and parasites
How do humans contribute to water pollution? (3 ways)
Oil spills, chemical spills, agricultural
Name 3 producers?
carrot plant, oats, flower, tree
What are the two major pieces of evidence for Wegener’s continental drift? (
Puzzle like fit, fossils of similar organisms in multiple continents
What are the three types of plate boundaries?
divergent, convergent, and transform