all the living organisms and non-living factors that live interact together
What is an ecosystem?
100
- use energy
- grow, reproduce and die
- store information and transfer it to other generations
- composed of cells
- maintain homeostasis (stable internal environment)
- sense and respond to stimuli
- adapt to changing conditions
What are the characteristics of living things?
100
a signal, event or condition that causes a reaction from an organism
What are the structures of the respiratory system?
200
This biome is very cold, very dry, has a permafrost (layer of frozen soil), and not much biodiversity
What is the tundra?
200
The process of cell division which results in the production of two daughter cells from a single parent cell
What is mitosis?
200
to get rid of harmful substances in the digestive system
What is the purpose of vomiting?
200
stabilize joints with tendons; produce movement by pulling on bones; produce heat to maintain body temperature
What are the functions of the muscular system?
200
Arteries, veins, and capillaries
What are the 3 types of vessels of the circulatory system?
300
This biome has lots of trees, is rainy and humid, has lots of plants and animals and is very diverse.
What is the Tropical Rain Forest?
300
Different cells have different structures because they have different ________.
What is functions?
300
to raise the body’s temperature to kill the pyrogens because they cannot handle the increased temperature
What is the purpose of fever?
300
support (provides framework); protection (of internal organs); movement (by muscles pulling); blood production (in the red marrow); storage (of minerals)
What are the functions of the skeletal system?
300
Protect the body from infection; filter the fluid that leaks from the blood; creates antibodies to fight infections
What are the functions of the lymphatic/immune system?
400
If an ecosystem changes, organisms in the ecosystem must do this in order to survive.
What is adapt?
400
- all living things are made of cells
- cells are the smallest working units of all living things
- cells come from other cells through cell division
What is The Cell Theory?
400
leaves and stems grow toward the light source
What is phototropism?
400
Breaks food into simple substances; absorbs nutrients; removes waste
What are the functions of the digestive system?
400
- Transport needed substances (oxygen, nutrients, hormones) to body cells
- Remove wastes from body cells
What are the functions of the circulatory system?
500
grasses → plants → shrubs → trees
What is the order things would grow back during succession?
500
organelle → cell → tissue → organ → (organ) system → organism
What are the levels of organization from smallest to largest?
500
Sweating helps to maintain body temperature. This is an example of maintaining _____.
What is homeostasis?
500
processing information; control center and communication network; sensory input > integration > motor output
What are the functions of the nervous system?
500
- increase breathing rate as needed to take in more oxygen
- pump blood faster as needed to deliver the oxygen/nutrients to the body cells faster
What does your respiratory and circulatory systems do when you exercise?