What is the main job of the respiratory system?
taking in oxygen needed for respiration
bacteria, amoeba, paramecium are example of what type of cell?
Unicellular cells
what is an Offspring?
organism produced from two parents
Extremely cold- Ground is frozen all year round
permafrost.
What are the 3 types of consumers?
Herbivore (eats plants only), Carnivore (eats meat), and Omnivore (eats plants and meat).
what are the main components of the circulatory system?
heart, veins, arteries and blood
The cell theory states that all cells must come from?
Other cells
What is DNA?
DNA is the “molecule of life” that gives the detailed information to code for your traits
What are abiotic factors?
non-living parts of ecosystem (sunlight, minerals, temperature, soil, air, water)
what is a producer?
grass, trees, plants, algae and phytoplankton ( anything that produces its own food through photosynthesis
What are the 3 type of Muscles?
Skeletal muscles, cardiac muscles, and smooth muscles
Which best describes a difference between plant and animal cells?
Plant cells are able to photosynthesize and animal cells are not
What are inherited traits?
A characteristic or trait received from a parent generation (Eye color, hair color, skin color, color of flower petals)
what are aquatic biomes?
water habitats such as estuary, lakes, ponds, rivers, ocean, and streams
what is the difference between a food chain and food web?
Food chain shows only one path of consumption
food web shows different paths or consumption or multiple food chains
What is the main function of the skeletal system?
Provide structure and protect vital organs
Which lists the levels of organization in order of simplest to most complex?
Cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms
what are acquired traits?
What is a community?
the interaction of all living things in an area
what are decomposers?
decomposers break down dead organisms (bacteria, worms, insects, fungi)
What is the main function of the nervous system?
-to transmit information from the environment to the brain. (see, touch, taste, smell, hear) -
- Brain controls the whole body
How might unicellular and multicellular organisms differ?
Multicellular organisms are often more complex
What are dominate traits and recessive traits?
Dominate traits are traits that are typical passed down. Recessive traits are not as easily passed down.
what is a population?
a group of same type of organism
What is an energy Pyramid?