Lesson 1: What Makes Living Things Alive?
The ability to do work is the definition for what?
A living thing that makes its own energy is called a
Producer
The process humans and animals use to get chemical energy from their food is called
Cell Respiration
The process plants, algae, and some bacteria use to convert light energy into chemical energy?
Photosynthesis
What is the waste product of Photosynthesis?
Oxygen
What are living things made of?
cells
List the 4 different types of consumers
Herbivores, Carnivores, Omnivores, and decomposers
Inside the ___________________ is where cell respiration takes place inside the cell
Mitochondria
Photosynthesis takes place in the ________________ of the cell
Chloroplasts
What does the Chlorophyll do?
Traps light energy from the sun for Photosynthesis
Uni = one cell
Multi = multiple cells
A consumer that eats both meat and plants
Omnivore
______________ is the waste produce of Cellular Respiration
___________ is a green pigment inside the Chloroplast that acts like a tiny solar panel.
Chlorophyll
Which of the following are consumers?
A. rabbit
B. cactus
C. dog
D. human
rabbit, dog, human
A, C, D
Which of the following is not a characteristic of life?
A. Grow and Repair
B. Use Energy
C. Has DNA
D. Stay Warm
D. Stay Warm
A worm is an example of a ______________ because it feeds on dead plants and animals.
Decomposer
Which of the following is not a reason we use energy?
A. Repair
B. Stay Warm
C. Grow
D. Stay Cool
D. Stay Cool
During Photosynthesis what energy conversion is taking place?
Light energy to Chemical Energy
What are two of the three things that Plants take from the environment to do Photosynthesis?
Water, CO2, Sunlight
Why is energy important for a living organism?
All of the characteristics of life use energy
What type of energy do organisms need to obtain?
Chemical Energy
What is the "mathematical formula" for cell respiration?
Glucose (sugar/food) + oxygen --> energy, Carbon Dioxide, and Water
What is the "mathematical formula" for Photosynthesis?
CO2 + Water + Sun --> Energy and Oxygen
You've only seen Mr. Daniel eat salads for lunch. What conclusion could you make about Mr. Daniel based on what we know about consumers?
Mr. Daniel is a Herbivore