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What are all living parts of an organism's environment?
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Abiotic Factor
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Examples of Abiotic factors?
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Air currents, temperature, moisture, light, soil
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Something is living if it ?
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ismade of one or more cells
obtains and uses energy grows and develops reproduces responds to its environment adapts to its environment |
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Organisms respond to ______
______ within their ecosystem. |
Biotic factors
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Organisms also respond to ______ _______ within their ecosytem.
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Abiotic factors
Examples respond to sunlight, water, shelter, oxygen, carbon dioxide |
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Interactions between abiotic and biotic elements can be seen on a small scale. Abiotic-Soil Biotic- lemon tree
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These interactions can also be seen on a larger scale, such as entire biomes
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Living organisms depend on ------ ------- for survivol
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biotic factors
ex. moose needs air and water to survive. Sunlight provides the plant life it feeds on |
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A ______ is a region characterized by a prevailing climate (abiotic factor) and distinctive plants and animals ( biotic factors)
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biome
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The amount of ________ in an area determines what plants and animals can survive in the area.
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precipitation
Ex. Deserts receive little precipitation, so deserts contain plants and animals that are adapted to live in dry conditions. |
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How do organisms respond to temperature?
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if it is cold they may shiver or hibernate, if it is warm, they may pant, seek shade or sweat
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How do organisms repond to other organisms in their environment?
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compete for food, space, water
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All living organisms are made up of ______?
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Cells
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The ______ is the smallest unit of a living organism.
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Cell
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In a single celled organism , one cell must carry out all functions for the organism
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Single celled organisms are also called ________ organisms.
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unicellular
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In multicellular organisms , different kinds of cells carry out different functions.
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While all living cells are alike in some ways, they may be very different in other ways.
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statement
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Cells without a nucleus are called _________?
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prokaryotes
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Cells with a nucleus are called --------------?
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eukaryotes
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Some single celled organisms that move by long , whip-like structures called _______?
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Flagella
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Some single celled organisms that move by beating tiny, hair-like ______?
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cilia
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What is the difference between a prokaryotic cell and eukaryotic cell?
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prokaryotic cell lacks or does not have a nucleus
eukaryotic cell has a nucleus |
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Describe two structures that unicellular organisms use to move in a water environment?
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A long whip-like tail called a flagella and tiny hair-like structures called cilia.
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