Organisms
State what an organism is.
A living individual.
State what observable characteristics are.
What animals look like.
Bacterial infections in humans can be treated with what?
Antibiotics
State the difference between an invertebrate and a vertebrate.
A vertebrate as an internal backbone/skeleton. An invertebrate doesn't.
Guess how many brothers Miss Stirling has
3
Describe how we can tell if something is living.
It currently has all MRS GREN C characteristics.
Identify the 3 appropriate observable features scientists use.
1. Body Covering
2. External Body Features
3. Number of Limbs
How many bones are in the human body.
206
Identify the 2 observable features that a cockroach has to make it an invertebrate.
1. External Skeleton
2. Antennae
Guess what is Miss Stirling's favourite food is
Sushi
Describe how we can tell if something is dead.
It once had all eight MRS GREN C characteristics.
Identify what MRS GREN C stands for.
Movement, Reproduce, Sensitive, Grow, Respiration, Excrete, Nutrition, Cells
What is the process called where plants gain energy from sunlight.
Photosynthesis
State the percentage of animals on Earth that are invertebrates.
97%
Guess what Miss Stirling's favourite colour is
Green
Describe how we can tell if something is non-living.
It never had all of MRS GREN C characteristics.
Identify what taxonomy is.
Taxonomy is the study of naming, defining, and classifying groups of organisms based on observable characteristics.
What is the largest shark species in the world?
Whale Shark
Identify what vertebrate group a bat belongs to.
Mammal
Guess what small south-west WA country town Miss Stirling went to school in
Mount Barker
Sort the following into living, non-living and dead.
Apple, Leaf, Feather, Bacteria, Rock, Wooden Chair, Rain
Living - apple, bacteria
Non-living - rain
Dead - leaf, feather, wooden chair
Describe what Respiration means in MRS GREN C
The process that releases energy from the breakdown of food (nutrition).
What is commonly known as the powerhouse of the cell?
Mitochondria
State what the word "vertebrae" means in latin.
Backbone/Spine
Guess what big city Miss Stirling was born in
Sydney