Characteristics of Life
Needs of Living Things
Levels of Organization
Responses to the Environment
Vocabulary
100
How many characteristics of life are there, and what is the mnemonic to remember them?
There are SEVEN characteristics of life.
MRS GREN can help us remember them.
100
What is the largest energy source on Earth?
The sun!
100
Is a feather organic or inorganic?
Organic. It was once living.
100
I put my hand on the hot stove and it burned.
What is the stimulus in this scenario?
The hot stove.
100
What is another term for Inorganic?
Abiotic.
200
Is fire alive? Give evidence to support your answer.
No, fire is not alive.
Why? It is not made of cells.
200
What are the two scientific ways that an organism can get energy?
Autotroph - creates its own energy
Heterotroph - gets its energy from other living things
200
Using AT LEAST 3 scientific terms, define this organism.
Multicellular, organic, biotic, living
200
Spongebob was mad at Patrick for not wearing a shirt.
What is the response in this scenario?
Spongebob was mad.
200
What does Motility mean?
Movement.
300
It was very sunny outside and Jason was getting very hot.
What should happen to Jason? What process causes this?
Jason should begin to sweat to cool off his body.
The process of homeostasis causes this because Jason's body wants to maintain a stable internal environment.
300
List the 5 needs of all living things.
Energy
Water
Oxygen
Living Space
Homeostasis
300
What level of organization is BLOOD?
Tissue
300
Name a stimulus and response for the above scenario.
Stimulus: The man is opening the dog food.
Response: The dog is drooling.
300
What are the two types of reproduction?
Describe each one.
Asexual Reproduction - ONE organism creates IDENTICAL offspring.
Sexual Reproduction - TWO organisms create DIFFERENT offspring.
400
Name all the characteristics of life.
Made of Cells
Respiration
Sensitive
Grows and Develops
Reproduces
Evolves
Nutrition
400
Plants and Animals need many of the same things to survive. What are two needs of a plant that an animal DOES NOT need?
Soil, sunlight, carbon dioxide.
BONUS QUESTION (100 pts):
What is a need(s) that an animal needs that a plant DOES NOT need?
400
Which of the following organisms are UNICELLULAR?
Bacteria
Plankton
Amoeba
Brain tissue
Bacteria and Amoeba
400
"The boy waded through the swamp."
Give a response to this statement.
Examples:
The ogre/owner of the land yelled.
400
What are the raw materials and products of photosynthesis?
Where does this process take place?
Raw Materials - water, energy (sunlight), and carbon dioxide
Products - glucose, oxygen
BONUS QUESTION (200 pts):
What are the raw materials and products of respiration? Where does this process take place?
500
A new object was found, and scientists are trying to decide if this object is living.
They've noticed that carbon dioxide leaves the object, when poked the object vibrates, and over a long period of time the object gets bigger.
Should the scientists classify this object as living or non-living? Why?
This object is currently NON-LIVING.
The only characteristics observed are possibly respiration, sensitivity, and growth.
BONUS QUESTION (200 pts):
What else should scientists find out about this organism to fully classify it as living or non-living?
500
If plants require water to survive, what conclusion can explain the results shown in the table above?
Too much water can cause plants to lose important nutrients that they need to survive, and so they grow less.
500
Name the levels of organization, in order, from LARGEST to SMALLEST.
Define each level as you name it.
Organism - a living thing
Organ system - many organs working together for a common goal
Organ - many similar tissues working together for a common goal
Tissue - many similar cells working together for a common goal
Cell - the basic building block of life
500
Using the image above, create a stimulus and response scenario.
YOU CAN'T. There are no living organisms in this picture.
Unless you added a living organism into your scenario.
500
This term describes all the chemical activities that take place in an organism.
Name it's parts in the order that they happen.
Metabolism.
Ingestion, Digestion, Respiration, Excretion.