Investigating Cells
Which of the following is the characteristic that ALL living organisms have in common?
All living organisms are made up of cells
The major systems of the human body interact with each other to maintain homeostasis. Describe how the circulatory and immune system work together?
White blood cells that fight infections are transported throughout the body by the circulatory system.
Some organisms have different common names in different parts of the world, but all organisms are given only one
scientific name. How the scientific name of an organism is written?
Genus species
List the layers of the atmosphere in the correct order from the Earth's surface to the edge of the atmosphere.
Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
What do you do at the beginning of each class.
Grab notebook, sit in assigned seat, bell work
An organ system is a group of organs that work together to support what?
An organism
Siobhan’s science teacher asks her to identify the two organ systems that work together to provide cells with oxygen and to remove carbon dioxide. Which two systems should Siobhan list?
Respiratory and Circulatory systems
Describe the differences between prokaryotes and eukaryotes
Prokaryote: Lack a nucleus
Eukaryote: Contain a nucleus
Jerrica is telling their friends a story about ice wedging (a form of physical weathering), where water seeps into cracks
in rock and freezes, which expands the cracks in the rock. What spheres are interacting in ice wedging?
geosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere
"Bell work" title
Dates
Labeled days
Entire week of bell work on single page
Directly after latest notes
Cells have a small size to efficiently move materials into and out of the cell across the cell membrane. What process best describes why cells move materials across the cell membrane?
Hint: What are they trying to maintain
Homeostasis
Every year, many people get sick from the common cold. While there are medicines that can help with the symptoms, there is nothing that can cure or prevent a cold. What kind of organism causes the common cold?
Virus
List the taxonomic levels of organisms from broadest to most specific
Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
Ships encounter surface currents and waves as they travel across the ocean. Surface currents and waves form when
energy from the sun causes two of Earth's spheres to interact. Which two spheres interact to produce these waves and
currents?
The atmosphere and hydrosphere
How do you ask to use the restroom
Silent "R"
Once acknowledged go sign out
List the hierarchy or organization within an organism from least to most specialized.
cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
Penicillin is one example of a type of drug known as an antibiotic. Antibiotics are a group of drugs that are used to treat diseases caused by a specific type of pathogen. Against which type of pathogen do antibiotics work?
Bacteria
Which domain are humans included in, why?
Domain Eukarya
Where is the ozone found and what is its job?
If absent, what do you do?
Where can you find papers, you missed?
Next class present come ask Ms. Payne what you missed and see what papers you may need.
In the back bucket labeled, "absent"
Lucy is learning about the parts of an animal cell. Her teacher showed the class a clay model of a cell to help explain its parts and the cell theory. What characteristic of the model is most beneficial to help Lucy's understanding?
A. It allows Lucy to see something that is too large by making it a smaller scale.
B. It allows Lucy to see the actual colors of the parts of the cell.
C. It allows Lucy to see a cell at its actual size.
D. It allows Lucy to visualize a three-dimensional cell that is very small to the eyes in a larger scale.
D. It allows Lucy to visualize a three-dimensional cell that is very small to the eyes in a larger scale.
Infectious agents that may infect the human body include viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites. Of these infection agents, viruses are the only ones that are not part of the cell theory. Why?
Viruses are not composed of cells and are not considered living.
Describe the differences between autotrophs and heterotrophs
Autotrophs: Produce own food, ex: plants, trees
Heterotrophs: Consume other organisms for food, ex: dogs, humans
List the 5 Earth spheres and what the roots mean.
Hydro: water
Geo: earth
Cryo: ice
Atmo: air vapor
Bio: Life
How do you leave the classroom
After packing up, clean area, pick up any trash, tuck in chair, and wait quietly behind seat until dismissed.