Characteristics of living things
A person eats a cheeseburger for lunch. Which characteristic of living things BEST describes this statement?
Living things get and use materials and energy.
Which is the smallest level of organization
A) organ.
B) atom.
C) organelle.
D) macromolecule.
B) atom.
Predators, competition, and disease are examples of
a. limiting factors
b. abiotic factors
c. logistic growth
d. carrying capacity
limiting factors
What does immigration mean?
to move into an area
You shine a flashlight in your friend's eye and observe the pupil dilate. Which characteristic of living things have you observed?
Living things respond to stimuli/environment.
All living individuals in an area at the same time is a(n) ________________
Community
Which type of graph shows an "S" shaped curve?
logistic growth
Living and non living things in the same area is called a(n)
ecosystem
Living things are made of 1 or more cells
Which level of organization would represent a group of tiger sharks?
population
The maximum number of individuals that an ecosystem can support is the
carrying capacity
Which of the following levels of organization is likely to be seen in an organism, going from smallest to largest?
A) cell, organ, tissue, organism.
B) cell, organ, system, tissue.
C) cell, tissue, organ, organ system.
D) organism, organ system, organ, tissue.
E) tissue, organ system, cell, organ
C) cell, tissue, organ, organ system.
Plants make their own food using the sunlight. Which characteristic of living thing is seen in the example?
Living things get and use materials and energy
cell, macromolecule, atom, organelle, molecule
atom, molecule, macromolecule, organelle, cell
Which type of graph shows a "J" shaped curve?
exponential growth
What does emigration mean?
to move out of an area
List 5 of the 8 characteristics of living things.
You can have any of the following 5 characteristics. Living things: 1) have cells, 2) have DNA, 3) grow and develop, 4) reproduce, 5) maintain homeostasis, 6) respond to the environment, 7) get and use materials and energy, 8) evolve.
What is the largest level of organization?
biosphere
If there is a lot of food and space, with no predators, what type of growth will you see?
a. logistic growth
b. abiotic factor
c. exponential growth
d. immigration
c. exponential growth
What is the level after cell?
(on the foldable)
tissue