Characteristics of Living Things
Compound Light Microscope
Energy Pyramids
Food Webs
Ecological Interactions
100
This characteristic of living things is the reason they don't stay the same size
What is GROWTH or They GROW?
100
The compound light microscope is used for this purpose
What is to see things that can't be seen with the human eye?
100
It is the name used for organisms found on the first Trophic Level of an Energy Pyramid
What are PRODUCERS?
100
A Food Web is made by combining many of these simpler models
What are FOOD CHAINS?
100
A type of ecological interaction where organisms fight over resources
What is COMPETITION?
200
You laugh when someone tickles you because of this characteristic of living things.
What is RESPOND to STIMULI?
200
The part of the microscope that the slide is placed on
What is the STAGE?
200
It is the name given to organisms on the Trophic Level above Primary Consumers
What are SECONDARY CONSUMERS?
200
A food web is used to do this
What is show or represent all the feeding relationships in an ecosystem?
200
In this ecological interaction one organism hunts, kills and eats the other
What is Predator/Prey?
300
We always have more new living things because of this characteristic of living things
What is REPRODUCTION?
OR
What is THEY REPRODUCE?
300
It is the lowest magnification on the compound microscope used in class
What is 10x?
300
The name given to organisms on the highest Trophic Level
What is an APEX PREDATOR?
300
The arrows on a food web represents the transfer of this
What is ENERGY?
300
A type of ecological interaction where one organism benefits and the other is harmed
What is PARASITISM?
400
All living things are made up of these? That's a sure tell characteristic.
What are CELLS?
400
It is the highest magnification on the compound microscope used in class
What is 40x?
400
Primary Consumers are also called by this name
What are HERBIVORES?
400
The arrow in a Food Web points to it
What is the animal that is doing the eating?
Or
What is the animal that is getting the energy?
400
A type of ecological interaction where both organisms benefits
What is MUTUALISM?
500
Is this a living thing? What is 1 characteristic of living things does it show?
What is it grows? or any other appropriate response.
500
The name of the lens the viewer looks into on a compound microscope
What is the OCULAR lens?
500
The percent of energy is transferred from 1 trophic level to the level above
What is 10 PERCENT?
500
It is the PRIMARY SOURCE of energy for organisms in a Food Web
What is THE SUN?
500
This ecological interaction isn't that bad!
In this type of ecological interaction one organism benefits while the other doesn't. Good new is, it is not harmed either.
What is COMMENSALISM?