Cells
All ______ _____ are made up of cells.
All living things are made up of cells.
Name 3 kingdoms
Protists, Monera, Plants, Fungi, Animals
What is a habitat?
The home of a living thing.
The biosphere is made of different e_______.
Ecosystems.
Name 3 endangered animals.
Panda, Iberian lynx, polar bear, snow leopard.. etc.
What does unicellular and multicellular mean?
Unicellular is a living thing with one cell. Multicellular is a living thing with many cells.
What is the name of the process plants use to make their own food?
Photosynthesis.
Living things a____ to their natural surroundings.
Adapt.
When living things from the same or different species work together, we call this _____.
Cooperation.
Name 3 causes of extinction.
Habitat destruction, global warming, deforestation, pollution, overfishing, overhunting.
Cells combine to make tissues. Tissues combine to make organs. Organs combine to make systems. Systems combine to make living things.
Fungi make their own food, true or false? Explain your answer.
False. They feed off of other organisms.
How does a polar bear adapt to its climate?
They have a thick layer of fat called blubber, and/or thick layer of fur.
Eagles are predators. Small birds are their ____.
Prey.
Explain what global warming is.
Humans produce greenhouse gases which makes the temperature of the earth higher. Global warming causes snow and ice to melt.
What is the function of the cytoplasm?
A jelly like substance which helps give the cell shape/ is where all the cell structures are found.
Are protists unicellular, or multicellular?
Non-living components of an eco-system are called _____ factors. Living components are called ____.
Abiotic and biotic.
What does a decomposer do in the food chain?
Break down dead organisms and turn them into nutrients.
How can humans protect species and their habitats?
Nature reserves and national parks, reducing energy consumption, eat organic food, buy sustainable products
Explain why plant cells have got a rigid wall and animal cells do not?
Plant cells need a cell wall for structure and support, whereas animal cells usually have a skeleton for support and do not need a cell wall.
A key used by scientists to identify organisms.
Describe how a community is formed.
A group of the same individuals form a population. Different populations interact with each other and make a community.
Is a food chain and a food web the same thing? Why/why not?
An animal can belong to many different food chains. The combination of food chains is a food web.
Why is biodiversity important?
It is important because all organisms are connected in the global ecosystem so we must protect it. When one organism is negatively affected, it can have negative effects on others.