Structures and Functions of Living Organisms
The basic structure and function of life.
A. circulatory system
B. cell
C. transport
D. water
B. cell
Which word matches the description; these actions vary from individual organism to organism that help organisms carry out life processes. Some examples include: some birds migrate to survive cold winters and some plants grow towards a source of light.
A. life processes
B. inherited traits
C. species
D. behaviors
D. behaviors
All the nonliving parts of an ecosystem such as water, soil, air, temperature, light, nutrients, amount of precipitation, can be classified as this type of factor in an ecosystem.
A. energy pyramid factor
B. abiotic factor
C. biotic factor
D. aquatic factor
B. abiotic factor
An abiotic cycle in which the Sun's Energy changes water through various phases - solid, liquid, gas - and moves it about Earth.
A. water cycle
B. transpiration
C. runoff
D. closed system
A. water cycle
Information obtained by observation that describes characteristics such as color, shape, texture, its attraction to a magnet, or if it sinks or floats in water.
A. qualitative data
B. quantitative data
C. x-axis
D. y-axis
A. qualitative data
This system functions with the skeletal system to support, move, and protect the body.
A. muscular system
B. cell system
C. nervous system
D. circulatory system
A. muscular system
These organisms are generates, or produced, by parents. These organisms inherit traits from both parents.
A. offspring
B. species
C. parents
D. kids
A. offspring
These organisms cannot make their own food so they get their energy by eating other organisms (plants and/or animals); all animals are classified as this type of biotic factor.
A. decomposer
B. consumer
C. human
D. salt marsh
B. consumer
The change of water from the liquid phase to water vapor.
A. transpiration
B. condensation
C. precipitation
D. evaporation
D. evaporation
This aquatic ecosystem contains freshwater surrounded by land; because of its depth, the temperature varies from top to bottom.
A. grassland
B. salt marsh
C. estuary
D. lake
C. estuary
Which system's structure include the heart, blood, and blood vessels?
A. respiratory system
B. digestive system
C. circulatory system
D. nervous system
C. circulatory system
Characteristics that are transmitted from parents to offspring can be classified as this type of trait. Some examples include: hair color or attached earlobes.
A. parents
B. behavior
C. inherited traits
D. functions
C. inherited traits
This is a model that traces the path of food energy from the sun, to the producer, to a series of consumers in an ecosystem.
A. grassland
B. photosynthesis
C. food web
D. food chain
D. food chain
The evaporation of water through tiny openings in the leaves of plants.
A. transpiration
B. condensation
C. precipitation
D. evaporation
A. transpiration
Characteristics that are not transmitted from parents to offspring can be classified as this type of trait. Some examples include: playing an instrument or knowing the rules of a sport.
A. inherited traits
B. transmitted traits
C. parental traits
D. learned traits
D. learned traits
Which system's structure includes the nose, trachea, and lungs?
A. circulatory system
B. skeletal system
C. digestive system
D. respiratory system
D. respiratory system
All living things, including plants and animals.
A. structures
B. population
C. offspring
D. organisms
D. organisms
This cycle represents the natural cycle in which nitrogen in the air is used by plants and animals, and is released to the air again.
A. photosynthesis
B. water cycle
C. rain cycle
D. nitrogen cycle
D. nitrogen cycle
The change of water from vapor to the liquid or solid phases.
A. transpiration
B. condensation
C. precipitation
D. evaporation
B. condensation
This term means to carry from one place to another. Multicellular organisms have developed systems to carry needed substances because cells within the organisms are too far away from the environment for a direct exchange of substances.
A. skeletal system
B. unicellular
C. transport
D. structures
C. transport
Which term means many cells?
A. multicellular
B. unicellular
C. bacteria
D. transport
A. multicellular
A group of organisms that are similar and can produce offspring.
A. parents
B. behaviors
C. populations
D. species
D. species
This term means land-based; any ecosystem or land can be classified as this type of ecosystem.
A. pond
B. salt march
C. ocean
D. terrestrial
D. terrestrial
Precipitation that flows into streams and rivers because it is not absorbed in soil.
A. weight
B. runoff
C. evaporation
D. flood
B. runoff
All the organisms living in an area together with the nonliving parts of the environment.
A. ecosystem
B. estuary
C. producer
D. lake
A. ecosystem