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Vocabulary Word Definition cell p.7 nucleus p.8 cytoplasm p.8 chloroplast p.9 genus p.12 species p.12 vertebrates p.18 invertebrates p.22 6
Chapter 1 Lesson 1 What are the building blocks of life? pages 7-9 1. What is a cell? 2. List some roles that a cell may have. 3. How would a scientist study cells? 4. What parts do ALL cells have? 5. What is the job of the nucleus in the cell? 6. Complete the relationship 7. What parts do plant cells have that animal cells do not? 7
8. Label the plant cell: 9. Suppose you discovered a new organism. How would you determine if the organism is a plant or animal? 8
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Chapter 1 Lesson 2 How are living things grouped? pages 10-13 1. All organisms in the same group have 2. What is the largest classification group? 3. What three questions do scientists ask in order to classify living things? 4. Why are dandelions and mushrooms classified in separate groups? 5. List the 6 classification groups. 6.Why is a classification system important to scientists? 7. Scientists divide kingdoms into smaller groups, and then those groups into even smaller groups? What do they use to make these groups? 8. The smallest two groups are used to name an organism. Describe each group. 11
9. Fill in the levels of the the Animal Kingdom: *** One way some people remember the order of this system is this little saying: Keep Pond Clean Or Froggy Gets Sick. Can you think of another way to remember the names in order? 12
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Chapter 1 Lesson 3 How are plants classified? pages 14-17 Plants are classified based on two characteristics: Transporting Water 15
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Chapter 1 Lesson 4 How are animals classified? pages 18-19 and 22-24 1. Animals with a backbone are called. 2. List the 5 classes of vertebrates: 3. Animals that do not have a backbone are called. 4. List some examples of animals that are invertebrates: 5. The largest group of invertebrates is called. These are animals with 6. List some examples of animals that are arthropods: 7. Are most of the animals in the world vertebrates or invertebrates? Quick Check! 20
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Chapter 1 Lesson 4 Continued Life Cycles Directions: Read pages 20-21 and page 24-25 to learn about two different life cycles. The Life Cycle of a Reptile Summarize what is happening in each step 22
The Life Cycle of a Brown Garden Snail Summarize and draw what is happening in each step *Compare and contrast the life cycle of the Burmese python and a garden snail. 23
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Chapter 1 Lesson 5 How do animals adapt? pages 26-33 1. Just like humans, animals inherit their characteristics from 2. An adaptation can help an animal do what things? 3. Complete the chart: Adaptation Purpose A duck has webbed feet A duck is a strong swimmer A bird has feathers A humming bird has a long, narrow beak A polar bear has a fur coat A polar bear has sharp claw and teeth 4. List some adaptations that animals have that protect them. 25
5. What do you think would happen if a poison-dart frog lost its bright color? 6. How do the black and white stripes help baby zebras avoid predators? 7. Why is it important that a baby zebra can run shortly after it is born? 8. What is an instinct? 9.List at least one example of an animal instinct that you have observed. 10. Do you think an animal born in a zoo would still have instinct behavior? Explain. 11. How do the instincts of migration and hibernation help animals survive? 26
12. Not all behaviors that animals have come instinctively. How do animals learn? 13. What evidence led scientists to believe that animals sometimes teacher older animals? 14. Explain the different between instinct and learned behavior. 27
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Test date: Directions: Complete the study guide questions. You may use your science book, reading guides, notebook, or any other resource to help you. cell chloroplast cytoplasm genus invertebrates nucleus species vertebrates 1. Animals with backbones are called. 2. Most animals are. 3. The basic unit of a living organism that can perform all life processes is a(n). 4. A(n) is a group of living things that are so much alike they can reproduce. 5. is a gel-like liquid inside a cell. 6. The controls a cell s activities. 7. A(n) is a cell part that plants use to make food. 8. Describe how cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, and organisms are related. 9. Explain why many nonvascular plants are small and grow low to the ground. 10. Classify an invertebrate that has jointed legs, a segmented body, and an exoskeleton. 29
11. Use the Venn Diagram to compare and contrast vertebrates and invertebrates. 30