Earth's Systems
Life Cycles and Needs
Classification
Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers
Photosynthesis
Carnivores, Omnivores, Herbivores
Grab Bag
100
What shape is the Earth?
A sphere
100
What happens to an organism that cannot meet its needs?
It dies.
100
What does classify mean?
Divide into groups
100
Scientists classify ________ into producers, consumers, and decomposers based on how they meet their need for _____.
Organisms
Food
100
Organisms that perform photosynthesis are usually the color _______, because of the chemical chlorophyll, which absorbs _______.
Green
Sunlight
100
What does "Vore" mean?
So what would an "Insectivore" be?
Vore means an organism that eats.
An insectivore is an organism that eats insects.
100
What is an organism?
A living thing
200
What makes Earth a unique planet?
It has living things
200
Organisms meet their needs in ________.
An example would be a camel meets its needs in ______.
Its habitat
The desert
200
Why do Scientists classify things?
To make them easier to study.
200
All of the energy for this food web starts with _____.
The Sun
200
In "Photosynthesis,"
Photo means ________
and Synthesis means _________.
Photo means light
Synthesis means combine inputs to make something new
200
Name the three classifications of consumers, and describe the diet of each.
Carnivore - only meat
Herbivore - only plants
Omnivore - all things - meat and plants
200
Non-living means ________, but dead means ______.
Non-living means never alive, but dead means it used to be alive.
300
What is the function of Earth?
To keep living things alive
300
Organisms have this life cycle: ____, ____, ____, and ____.
Which step means "make babies?"
Be Born, Grow, Reproduce, Die
Reproduce
300
Give one example of how DI students could be classified.
- 6th, 7th, and 8th grade
- Lions, Tigers, and Bears
- Wolves and Bunnies
- By gender
- By age
300
Identify a producer, consumer, and decomposer in this food web.
Producer - Grass
Consumer - Deer or Wolf
Decomposer - Mushroom
300
The sugar plants make is called ______.
After plants make it, what 2 things might happen to it?
Glucose
It can be used right away or stored for later.
300
Eyes in the front help an organism _____.
Eyes on the side help an organism _____.
Eyes in the front help an organism hunt.
Eyes on the side help an organism run and hide.
300
How does a fish meet its need for air?
Using its gills
400
Describe the classification of Earth's matter into 4 systems, and define each one.
Biosphere - Living things
Geosphere - Rocks
Atmosphere - Air
Hydrosphere - Water
400
Organisms have these needs: ____, ____, ____, and ____.
Which need means "to stay safe?"
Food, Water, Shelter, and Air
Shelter
400
Give two examples of classifications for humans.
Humans are classified as ______ because ______.
Humans are classified as ______ because ______.
Omnivores because they eat animals and plants
Consumers because they eat
Mammals because they give birth.
Organisms because they are living things.
Part of the Biosphere because they are living.
400
Describe how producers, consumers, and decomposers meet their need for food, and give an example of each one.
Producers, like plants, make food from sunlight.
Consumers, like animals, eat.
Decomposers, like mushrooms or bacteria, break down dead things.
400
The function of photosynthesis is ___________, and one component of this process is _________.
To turn sunlight into food
Chlorophyll (Roots and leaves are also acceptable components)
400
Humans are an example of a ______ because ______.
This is why they have ____ teeth.
Humans are an example of an omnivore because they eat plants and animals.
This is why they have sharp and flat teeth.
400
When scientists classify Earth’s matter into systems, why don’t they include sunlight?
Sunlight is energy, not matter.
500
Give an example of a word that includes "Hydr" and explain what it is.
Hydrant - a container for holding water to put out fires
Hydroflask - a water bottle
Dehydrated - to have the water removed
Hydrate - to drink a lot of water
500
Plants and animals both need food, but plants meet this need by _______ while animals meet this need by _____________.
Plants and animals both need air, but plants meet this need by _______ while animals meet this need by _____________.
Making it from sunlight; eating
Breathing in carbon dioxide; breathing in oxygen
500
Describe how organisms can be classified based on how they reproduce.
Mammals reproduce by giving birth.
Other animals reproduce by laying eggs.
Plants reproduce by making seeds.
500
If a forest fire killed all the grass, what do you predict would happen to the wolves?
I predict the wolves would die because they eat the deer, and the deer would die because they eat the grass.
500
Draw the formula for photosynthesis on the board.
500
Is this a carnivore, herbivore, or omnivore? Give two reasons for your inference.
I infer this is an herbivore because it has flat teeth and eyes on the side.
500
Explain why leaves change color in the fall.
The chlorophyll breaks down because the plants have enough food for the winter.
The green color leaves, so we can see the red and yellow colors that are usually covered up.