LS1 - Where Have All The Creatures Gone?

What is an organism?

• A group of the same thing

• Any living thing

• A scientist who studies living things

• The study of living things

A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area

• organism

• field study

• population

• interaction

Which of the following is NOT an organism?

• rock

• mushroom

• tree

• worm

Which of the following is an organism?

• bee

• water

• sand

• footprint

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Information obtained about something using your senses (can be descriptive or numerical)

• interaction

• field study

• biologist

• observation

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A bird snatches a worm from the ground and eats it. What is this an example of?

• habitat

• interaction

• population

• organism

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The trout population greatly decreased in 1972. What would be a thoughtful question scientists could ask to help solve this mystery?

• How many female trout were in Lake Michigan then?

• Did a predator get into their habitat?

• How did the trout's food source change?

• What is the bone structure of a trout's body?

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An impala is grazing in the savanna and notices a lion lurking. The impala stops grazing, warns the rest of the herd, and runs away. What is the main reason for this interaction?

• to survive

• to exercise

• to socialize

• to find a new habitat

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Humans hunt the Dall sheep. What type of interaction is this an example of?

• Other organisms

• Environment

• Food

• Reproduction

A bee pollinates a flower.

• Other organisms

• Environment

• Food

• Reproduction

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