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Concept Map: Characteristics of Life

Composed of CHNOPS

____________ Made of ______ To Build Ex: Make cells

_____________ To Break Ex: Digestion Asexual ___ DNA source

Reproduction Sexual ____ DNA sources

Get _______/Add Cells

Growth and

Development ___________

_________ to Quick_________ Ex: Jump at Noise

Stimuli ___________ Internal Regulation

Adjust to Environment

___________ Genetic and

Helps Survive

Criteria

Of

Life

Word Bank:

Adaptation

Homeostasis

Reaction

Bigger

Metabolism

Response

Cells

One

Two

Change

Organization

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Levels of Organization

Put the following terms in order from the largest (#1) to smallest (#5). _____ Community

_____ Biosphere

_____ Organism

_____ Population

_____ Ecosystem

Given the list of organisms in each set below, indicate which level of organization is being studied (look at the list above!).

A. Herd of deer: _______________

B. Rock, Bald Eagle, Crocodile, Palm Tree, Hot Weather: ___________________

C. Zebra: _______________

D. Blue Whale, Squid, Sponge, Blue Marlin, Orca, Dolphin_______________

E. Lion laying in the grass spying on a giraffe: __________________

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Abiotic vs Biotic Factors

What is a Biotic Factor? (circle one) Living or Non-Living

What is an Abiotic Factor? (circle one) Living or Non-Living

Label the following items as A for Abiotic or B for Biotic.

1. ______Whale 2. ______Clock 3. ______Water 4. ______Fish 5. ______ Rain 6. ______Glass 7. ______Aluminum 8. ______Metal Ruler 9. ______Sand

10. ______Clouds 11. ______Snail 12. ______Bull 13. ______Algae 14. ______Plant 15. ______Pipe

Circle the correct answer

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1. Write out 3 food chains found in the food web above. Be sure to use ARROWS!

A.

B.

2. List the organisms above in the following categories: (You may use an organism more than once!) Producer (Hint: 2 organisms)

Primary consumers (Hint: 3 organisms)

Secondary consumers (Hint: 6 organisms)

Tertiary consumers (Hint: 5 organisms)

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The diagram below shows an energy pyramid. Fill in the correct amount of available energy at each level.

Fill in the following energy pyramids to show how much energy would be available at each trophic level.

10,000 kcal

kcal

kcal

kcal

The energy lost at each level is lost due to?

______________

Kcal

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Succession: 1. Any change in plant communities over time is called a(n) ______ ___________.

A. Pioneer Species B. Climax C. Ecological Succession

2. A common pioneer organism in a succession is the _________________________. A. Climax B. Lichens / Mosses C. Ecological succession

3. The final stable state of a succession is called the ____________________ community.

A. Climax B. Pioneer species 4. The first organism in a succession is called the ____________________ .

A. Climax B. Pioneer Species 5. Several years after some ground was cleared, grasses began to grow in an area. After 10 years, small bushes replaced the grasses. This pattern of plant growth is known as (a.) cover cropping (b.) evolution (c.) ecological succession

6. Which organisms would most likely be the pioneer organisms on a newly formed volcanic island? a.) conifers (b.) lichens (c.) deciduous trees

In the figure below, label the following by placing the correct letter IN the picture.

A. Pioneer organisms B. Most biodiversity C. Least biodiversity D. Most likely to find heterotrophs

E. Most like to find only autotrophs F. Climax Community G. Homeostasis

Circle: the image shows (PRIMARY / SECONDARY) succession

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Example Name the Relationship: Commensalism, Mutualism, Parasitism, Predator/Prey, or Competition

1. Silverfish live and hunt with army ants. They share the prey.

2. Wrasse fish feed on the parasites found on the black sea’s bass body.

3. A bear captures salmon swimming in a river during the salmon spawning season.

4. Mistletoe plant extracts water and nutrients from the spruce to the spruce tree’s detriment.

5. A caterpillar feeds on the leaves of a milkweed plant.

6. Hermit crabs live in shells made and then abandoned by snails.

7. Two male rams use their horns in a fight over who will be the lead alpha and mate with the surrounding females.

8. Some shrimp and crab live and capture food from within the tentacles of giant anemones.

9. A tapeworm needs to eat food that is already digested, so it lives in the intestines of a dogfish shark and derives nourishment from the shark. As a result of the tapeworm infestation, the shark is weakened and more vulnerable to disease and predation.

10. Cheetahs and lions both species feed on similar prey such as antelope

11. Cyanobacteria (algae) live among filaments of a fungus. The fungus benefits from the cyanobacteria because they produce food by photosynthesis.