Characteristics of Life
Relationships
Biotic/Abiotic
Levels of Organization
Mystery!!
100
Name ONE characteristic of life
1) Organization (cells)
2) Respond to environment
3) Use energy
4) Grow and develop
5) Reproduction
100
What are the "signs" of the 3 symbiotic relationships (spelling doesn't count)
P: +/-
M: +/+
C: +/0
100
Name 4 biotic factors found in El Dorado
grass, deer, birds, people, etc.
100
What is the first level of organization?
Organism
100
What term best describes this image?
Parasitism
200
Grow or Develop: a caterpillar transforming into a butterfly
Develop
200
A bee pollinating a flower and getting nectar in return is an example of:
Mutualism
200
Name 4 abiotic factors found in El Dorado
buildings, rocks, air, sun, etc.
200
All parts of Earth that supports life
Biosphere
200
What term best describes this image?
Predation
300
What is the term for: the reactions your body performs to make and use energy
Metabolism
300
A lion and hyena fighting over a killed zebra is an example of:
Competition
300
If a branch falls off a tree and begins to rot, would it be considered biotic or abiotic?
Biotic because biotic factors refer to any living or once living parts of an ecosystem
300
What is this an example of?
Ecosystem
300
Give an example of how we maintain homeostasis. In other words, give an example of how we as humans are able to respond to our environment given the external stimuli.
Sweat when hot, shiver when cold, breath faster when working out, pupils dilate when light turns on, etc.
400
"Any living thing" is called an _________
organism
400
What are the names of the two "roles" in predation?
Predator and Prey
400
What does the root "bio" mean?
Life
400
Name the SMALLEST level of organization that striped ground squirrels, red squirrels and gray squirrels (different species) could live together in
Community
400
Large region with plant and animal groups adapted to the soil and climate of the area
Biome
500
Using at least THREE characteristics of life, explain why a car is not a living thing. You don't have to write this one down
Examples: not made of cells, cannot reproduce to make car babies, needs a driver in order to refuel or move, does not grow/develop, etc.
500
The role an organism plays in the environment is called its:
niche
500
What does the prefix "a" mean?
Non or not
500
Which level(s) of organization ONLY include biotic factors?
Organism, population, community
500
What tends to happen when two or more different animals try to occupy the same niche at the same time?
Competition!