Biology Basics: Organisms to Ecosystems

Test your understanding of fundamental biology concepts, including organisms, species, communities, ecosystems, and more. Learn about the different groups of living things and how they interact with their environment.

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What is an ecosystem composed of?

The community of plants and animals living in an area and the non-living things there too

What is the process called when a plant grows toward the light?

Phototropism

Which of the following animals have a backbone?

Mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians, and fish

What is the term for the ability of some animals to sense and respond to Earth’s magnetic field?

<p>Magnetoreception</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the process called when a plant grows from seed to sprout?

<p>Germination</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term that refers to a group of different species that live in the same area?

<p>Community</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following animals does NOT have a backbone?

<p>Jellyfish</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process by which plants make their own food using light, water, and carbon dioxide?

<p>Photosynthesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for an animal that moves on four legs?

<p>Quadruped</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for an external skeleton?

<p>Exoskeleton</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the way animals emit calls out to their environment and listen to the echoes to navigate through spaces?

<p>Echolocation</p> Signup and view all the answers

A species is a single plant or animal.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Phototropism is the process by which plants make their own food using light, water, and carbon dioxide.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

All vertebrates have a backbone.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Insects are vertebrates.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Locomotion refers to the ability of some animals to sense and respond to Earth’s magnetic field.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following terms with their definitions:

<p>Species = A single plant or animal Community = A group of different species that live in the same area Ecosystem = The community of plants and animals living in an area and the non-living things there too Organism = A group of organisms that belong to the same species</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following animal types with their characteristics:

<p>Mammals = Warm-blooded, gives birth to live young Reptiles = Cold-blooded, lays eggs Birds = Warm-blooded, lays eggs Fish = Cold-blooded, lives in water</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following plant life cycle stages with their order:

<p>Seed = 1 Germination = 2 Growth = 3 Photosynthesis = 5</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following plant leaf jobs with their descriptions:

<p>Photosynthesis = Making food for the plant Transpiration = Releasing water vapor into the air Support = Holding the plant upright Protection = Guarding the plant from harm</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Classification of Living Things

  • Organism: a single plant or animal
  • Species: a group of organisms
  • Community: a group of different species that live in the same area
  • Ecosystem: the community of plants and animals living in an area and the non-living things there too

Animal Types

  • Vertebrate: animals that have a backbone (e.g., mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians, and fish)
  • Invertebrate: animals without a backbone (e.g., worms, insects, spiders, jellyfish, and sponges)
  • Mammals: characteristics include hair, warm-blooded, and milk production
  • Reptiles: characteristics include scaly skin, cold-blooded, and laying eggs
  • Amphibians: characteristics include moist skin, cold-blooded, and laying eggs
  • Fish: characteristics include gills, cold-blooded, and laying eggs
  • Birds: characteristics include feathers, warm-blooded, and laying eggs
  • Insects: characteristics include exoskeleton, multiple limbs, and bilateral symmetry
  • Spiders: characteristics include eight legs, no wings, and bilateral symmetry
  • Worms: characteristics include soft body, no limbs, and bilateral symmetry

Plant Biology

  • Phototropism: when a plant grows toward the light
  • Germination: when a plant grows from seed to sprout
  • Photosynthesis: plant process of making food using light, water, and carbon dioxide
  • 5 basic needs of plants: light, water, air, soil, and nutrients
  • 3 main jobs of plant leaves: making food, breathing, and regulating water

Plant Life Cycle

  • Stage 1: seed germination
  • Stage 2: growth
  • Stage 3: reproduction
  • Stage 4: pollination
  • Stage 5: seed dispersal

Animal Movement and Sensing

  • Locomotion: how animals move from one place to another
  • Bipedal: moving on two legs
  • Quadruped: moves using 4 legs
  • Echolocation: how animals emit calls out to the environment and listen to the echoes that tell them where they are and navigate through spaces
  • Infrared sensing: the ability to detect infrared radiation
  • Magnetoreception: the ability of some animals to sense and respond to Earth’s magnetic field

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