Weekly Warm Up #1-#4 U4T4

In the picture below, choose 3 organisms that would be considered heterotrophs.

• birds

• fish

• rock

• duck

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The diagram below shows a chloroplast, which captures light energy from the sun. In what type of cell would you expect to find these organelles?

• a human cell

• a plant cell

• a bird cell

• a fungus cell

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Which of these items would undergo cellular respiration to obtain energy from its food? Choose the three that apply.

• an oak tree

• a deer

• a rock

• a grasshopper

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One day you notice that yogurt containers have the phrase “contains active cultures.” Which of the following statements would be true regarding these anaerobic organisms in yogurt?

• The bacteria in yogurt undergo fermentation.

• The bacteria in yogurt undergo photosynthesis.

• The bacteria in yogurt are using cellular respiration.

• The bacteria in yogurt are using oxygen to get energy.

When you go for a walk in the woods, you probably come across many plants and animals. How is the way that you obtain energy similar to or different from the way that the organisms you see in the woods obtain energy?

• I make my own food just like plants.

• I obtain energy by eating food just like plants do.

• I obtain energy by eating food but plants can make their own food.

• I obtain energy by making my own food while plants have to obtain energy by eating.

What needs do plants have that humans do not have? What needs do humans have that plants do not have?

• Plants need to make their own food. Through this process oxygen is released. Humans need to obtain food for energy. They take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide.

• Humans need to make their own food. Through this process oxygen is released. Plants need to obtain food for energy. They take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide.

• Plants need to make their own food. Through this process carbon dioxide is released. Humans need to obtain food for energy. They take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen.

• Plants and animals require the same.

What are characteristics of living things?

• obtain and use resources for energy

• grow and develop

• made of cells

• respond to stimuli

• reproduce

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Use the word bank below to complete the passage. WORD BANK: sunlight, carbon dioxide, chloroplasts, oxygen, glucose. Plants use __________ in their cells to trap __________. They then use the sunlight, along with __________ that they take in from the atmosphere, to create __________, a sugar that they use for food. As a waste product, the plant cells release __________.

(a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)   ​ (e)  

• chloroplasts
• sunlight
• carbon dioxide
• glucose
• oxygen

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When you walk through the woods, what would be some examples of things you would see that would NOT undergo cellular respiration?

• soil

• rock

• trees

• plants

What is the direct source of energy for each organism in the diagram?

• kelp

• otter

• sea urchin

• kelp

• sunlight

• sea urchins

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