Biosphere Intro

Biosphere Intro

Open Ended

What does BIO mean in the word 'biosphere'?

Open Ended

Describe an ecosystem

• An environment in which living and non- living matter interact with each other.

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Ecosystem

Open Ended

What are characteristics of a predator in an ecosystem?

Open Ended

What are characteristics of prey in an ecosystem?

Open Ended

Are predators mean? Or are they just hungry?

Open Ended

What happens to living things if they don't acquire food?

Multiple Choice

All living things require oxygen to survive.

• True

• False

• This type of bacteria is responsible for chemical reactions such as fermentation.

• Fermentation is also the reason why you feel sore sometimes after excercise.

​Anaerobic Bacteria

Multiple Choice

All living things require water to survive.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Air is considered to be a living organism

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Plants are considered to be living organisms.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Dirt is considered to be a living organism

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Water is considered to be a living organism

• True

• False

1.) Can grow

2.) Can move

3.) Can reproduce (make babies)

4.) Adapt to environment

5.) Metabolism (process chemicals)

6.) High level of organization (cells, tissue, organs, organ system)

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​When is something considered 'alive'?

Open Ended

What is food? Where does it come from and what is it made of?

Multiple Choice

What is the smallest unit of matter?

• Atom

• DNA

• Virus

• Bacteria

• Skin Cell

• Including food.

• When Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen atoms are connected, they form a carbohydrate.

​​Everything is made of atoms

• ​You probably know them as CARBS.

• This is a scientific word for sugar.

​​Carbs

​Chemical Energy

• ​Your body breaks down food when you eat it.

• ​When bonds between atoms are broken, energy is released.

• This energy is used to complete tasks inside your body such as breathing.

Multiple Choice

What is being circled?

• Atoms

• Molecules

Multiple Choice

What is being circled?

• Atoms

• Molecules

Open Ended

What happens to atoms during a chemical reaction?

Open Ended

Matter and energy cannot be c______ or d________.

Open Ended

How do plants acquire their food? What do plants eat?

​Living organisms acquire food in different ways

​How living things acquire food