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How Are Living Things Similar? Lesson 1 Cells Lesson 2 Classifying Life Lesson 3 Plants Lesson 4 Classifying Animals Lesson 5 How are living Animal Systems things similar? Chapter 1 Menu organism cell unicellular multicellular chlorophyll tissue organ organ system Lesson 1 Splash What are cells? Cells are the smallest units of living things that can carry out the basic processes of life. frog cells amoeba cell Lesson 1 a What is inside an animal cell? vacuoles nucleus cytoplasm cell membrane mitochondria Lesson 1 b What is inside a plant cell? vacuole mitochondria nucleus cytoplasm cell membrane chloroplast cell wall Lesson 1 c Cells form tissues, tissues How are cells organized? form organs, and organs work together in organ systems. cell organ tissue system organ All of the cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems form an organism. Lesson 1 d Main Idea What is the main difference between the ways unicellular and multicellular organisms are organized? Unicellular organisms perform functions on their own. Multicellular organisms have special cells, tissues, and organs to do tasks. Lesson 1 Main Idea Review Vocabulary ___________Chlorophyll is able to use the energy in sunlight. Similar cells working together at the same function form a ___________. A ___________ is the smallest unit of living things that can carry out the basic processes of life. A group of tissues working together to perform a specific function form an ___________. cell chlorophyll organ tissue Lesson 1 Vocab a Review Vocabulary Organs that work together to perform a certain function make up an _____________. _____________Multicellular organisms are made of more than one cell. An _____________ is a living thing. _____________Unicellular organisms are made of a single cell. multicellular organ system organism unicellular Lesson 1 Vocab b Review How can you tell the difference between a typical plant cell and Compare and Contrast a typical animal cell? Plant cell: Both: Animal cell: has have cell has many or chloroplasts, membrane, no vacuoles cell wall organelles End of Lesson Lesson 1 GO Review Lesson 1 Vocab a Lesson 1 Vocab b Lesson 1 Vocab c Lesson 1 Vocab d Lesson 1 Vocab e Lesson 1 Vocab f Lesson 1 Vocab g organ system (ôr´gən sis´təm) A group of organs that work together to do a certain job. (p. 28) Lesson 1 Vocab h classification kingdom species vertebrate invertebrate vascular nonvascular Lesson 2 Splash How are organisms classified? Kingdom Phylum Class Scientists classify organisms by sorting Order them into groups according to shared Family characteristics. Genus Species Lesson 2 a What are animals? Animal Kingdom vertebrates invertebrates fish snake sponge dragonfly cow jellyfish Lesson 2 b What are plants and fungi? FungusPlant Kingdom Kingdom nonvascular vascular yeast rust morels mold smut mildew mushrooms liverwort moss flowering plant fern morels penicillin corn smut hornwort pine tree Lesson 2 c What are bacteria and protists? BacteriaProtist KingdomKingdoms Ancientplantlike animal-likeTrue Bacteriafungilike Bacteria hot springs rod-shaped sphere- spiral shaped bacteria E. coli shaped step orangeLyme disease red algae paramecium slime mold Lesson 2 d What are viruses? Viruses are tiny particles that enter the body of a living thing, take over some of its cells, and cause the organism to get sick. Lesson 2 e Main Idea Which three kingdoms are mainly multicellular? Mainly unicellular? Multicellular: animals, plants, and fungi Unicellular: protists and bacteria Lesson 2 Main Idea Review Vocabulary The narrowest group an organism can be classified into is a _____________. The word _____________ means “contains tubes or vessels.” A _____________ is an animal with a backbone. _____________Classification has been called the science of finding patterns. classification species vascular vertebrate Lesson 2 Vocab a Review Vocabulary ____________Nonvascular plants do not have vascular tissue. The broadest group an organism is classified into is a ____________. An ____________ is an animal without a backbone. invertebrate kingdom nonvascular Lesson 2 Vocab b Review How would you classify a Classify multicellular organism that has cell walls but no chlorophyll? Fungi Not a plant Not an animal Does not move, Does not make multicellular its own food End of Lesson Lesson 2 GO Review Lesson 2 Vocab a Lesson 2 Vocab b Lesson 2 Vocab c Lesson 2 Vocab d Lesson 2 Vocab e Lesson 2 Vocab f Lesson 2 Vocab g gymnosperm angiosperm xylem phloem cambium photosynthesis transpiration cellular respiration Lesson 3 Splash How are plants classified? Plants are classified as vascular or nonvascular. vascular seedless seed no flowers flowers gerber fern horsetail Douglas fir gingko hydrangea daisy Lesson 3 a What are roots? cortex A root is the part of the plant that absorbs water and minerals, stores food, and anchors the plant. root hair transport vessels root cap epidermis Lesson 3 b What are stems? Stems are plant parts with two functions: supporting the plant and transporting water, minerals, and sugars to different parts of the plant. xylem cambium phloem woody stem soft stem Lesson 3 c What are leaves? Leaves are plant parts that carry out the processes of photosynthesis and transpiration. cuticle epidermis vein xylem guard cells phloem stoma Lesson 3 d 5 Some water evaporates What are through open stomata. leaves? 4 Sugar is then transported in the phloem tissue. 3 Water in the leaves is used to make sugar. transpiration 2 Water moves through the xylem tissue up to the leaves. water sugar 1 Water enters the plant’s roots. Lesson 3 e How are photosynthesis sunlight and respiration related? photosynthesis carbon dioxide sugar + oxygen respiration water Lesson 3 f Main Idea Why do all plants need air, water, and sunlight? Plants need these raw materials to carry out photosynthesis. Lesson 3 Main Idea Review Vocabulary ______________Photosynthesis is the process by which a plant makes its own food. ______________Xylem is a series of tubes that moves water and minerals up a plant’s stem. ______________Phloem moves sugars that are made in the plant’s leaves to other parts of the plant. An ______________ is a seed plant that produces flowers. angiosperm phloem photosynthesis xylem Lesson 3 Vocab a Review Vocabulary Xylem and phloem cells are produced in the _________________. A _________________ is a seed plant that does not produce a flower. Energy is released when the cells of organisms use oxygen to break down sugars stored as starch in the process called _________________. The loss of water through a plant’s leaves is called _________________. cambium cellular respiration gymnosperm transpiration Lesson 3 Vocab b Review An insect cannot survive in a Draw covered jar, even though the jar Conclusions contains food and water. When a plant is added to the jar, the insect can now survive. Explain. insect gets plant in jar oxygen End of Lesson Lesson 3 GO Review Lesson 3 Vocab a Lesson 3 Vocab b Lesson 3 Vocab c Lesson 3 Vocab d Lesson 3 Vocab e Lesson 3 Vocab f Lesson 3 Vocab g Lesson 3 Vocab h asymmetrical radial symmetry bilateral symmetry monotreme marsupial placental mammal Lesson 4 Splash What are simple invertebrates? Most lower invertebrates live in aquatic environments, which are filled with water or are moist. segmented worm roundworm flatworm sponge sea anemone Lesson 4 a What are complex invertebrates? Some invertebrates have specialized organs and complex body structures. Lesson 4 b What are vertebrates? Vertebrates are animals that have a backbone, bilateral symmetry, and an endoskeleton. Lesson 4 c What are mammals? Mammals are warm-blooded animals that produce milk to feed their young. Most mammals have hair or fur. Lesson 4 d Main Idea What is the main difference between vertebrates and invertebrates? Vertebrates have a backbone and invertebrates do not. Lesson 4 Main Idea Review Vocabulary ________________Radial symmetry is a body plan in which all body parts of an organism are arranged around a central point. The young of a ________________ develops within its mother. A _______________ is a pouched animal. marsupial placental mammal radial symmetry Lesson 4 Vocab a Review Vocabulary A _________________ is a mammal that lays eggs. An _________________ body plan cannot be divided into mirror images. _________________Bilateral symmetry is a body plan in which an organism can be divide along only one plane of their body to produce two mirror images. asymmetrical bilateral symmetry monotreme Lesson 4 Vocab b Review Main Idea What characteristics identify birds? and Details warm-blooded Characteristics of Birds two wings End of Lesson Lesson 4 GO Review Lesson 4 Vocab a Lesson 4 Vocab b Lesson 4 Vocab c Lesson 4 Vocab d Lesson 4 Vocab e Lesson 4 Vocab f skeletal system muscular system digestive system excretory system respiratory system circulatory system nervous system endocrine system Lesson 5 Splash What are the skeletal and muscular systems? vertebrate skull pelvis rib femur Lesson 5 a What are the digestive and excretory systems? intestines stomach kidneys esophagus liver bladder Lesson 5 b What are the respiratory and circulatory systems? Two body systems that work together 2 to provide oxygen and food to cells. In the lungs, the blood drops off 3 The oxygen-poor carbon dioxide and blood is pumped picks up oxygen. to the lungs. 2 3 3 4 4 Oxygen-rich blood 1 1 flows into the heart. Oxygen-poor blood Then it is pumped to flows into the heart. the body. Lesson 5 c What are the nervous and endocrine systems? Two body systems that work together to control physical responses and body activities. Lesson 5 d Main Idea How are the circulatory, respiratory, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems put into use when a rabbit runs from danger? Circulatory/respiratory: get blood with oxygen and food to leg muscles Skeletal/muscular: make legs move; nervous: sense danger, coordinate leg movement Lesson 5 Main Idea Review Vocabulary The vertebrate __________________ includes the brain, nerve cord, nerves, and sense organs.
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