Chapter 2 and 13.1
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Cornell Notes 2.1 Is It Alive?
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Cornell Notes 2.2 What is a Living
System?
Cornell Notes 2.3 Types of Living Things
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Cornell Notes 13.1 Taxonomy and
Systematics
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Learning Goals
Chapter 2 Living Things
The student will:
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Identify the characteristics of living things
Classify objects as living or nonliving
Describe how energy can be converted from one form to another
Describe the levels of organization in a living system
Define homeostasis
Explain how different variables affect homeostasis
Compare and classify organisms into groups based on similar characteristics
Distinguish between different levels of classification
Chapter 13 Taxonomy & Systematics
The student will:
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Differentiate between systematics and taxonomy.
Identify in order the seven levels of classification.
Explain that organisms are classified according to characteristics.
Recognize a correctly written scientific name.
Name: _____________________________ Date: ________________
Period: _______
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Final
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Cornell Notes 2.1 Is It Alive? (TB pp. 28-31)
What does it mean to be alive?
Vocabulary ( Write definition
from the textbook)
Organism
Stimulus
Response
Growth
Cell
Characteristics of Living
Things
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Q: What are the five basic rules
biologists use to classify something
as living or nonliving?
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Is a barnacle alive?
Q: How does a barnacle meet the
requirements for two of the five
characteristics of living things?
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Cornell Notes 2.1 Is It Alive? Continued
Types of Energy
Vocabulary( Write definition
from the textbook)
Energy
Q: 1. What are three types of
Radiant energy?
Q2. When you eat an apple,
what type of energy are you
using?
Q3. How does the sun make
energy?
2.1 Section Review
1. List the five rules for
classifying something
as alive.
(Yes, I know… why
write them when you
already have them on
the picture below;
humor me and do it
anyway)
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(TB pp. 28-31)
Cornell Notes 2.2 What is a Living System? (TB pp. 33-35)
The organization of living
systems
Vocabulary ( Write definition
from the textbook)
Tissue
Organ
Organ System
Q: What is a cell?
Make a diagram using levels of Classification in the box below.
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Cornell Notes 2.2 what is a Living System? Continued
(TB pp. 33-35)
Variables and Living Systems
Vocabulary (Write definition from
the textbook)
Homeostasis
Q1: Why do we sweat?
Q2: Why do we shiver?
2.2 Section Review
1. Why is a living thing a system?
2. Name three variables that affect
a living system
3. What is a cell?
4.
What is a multicellular organism?
Name three examples.
5. Answer question 6 (parts A, B,
and C) on page 36 of your text
book.
Classifying Life
Q: To which of the six kingdoms do you
belong?
Bacteria, Kingdom Protista, and
Kingdom Fungi
Q: 1. What are the two kingdoms of
bacteria?
2. Why does mushroom get invited to all
the best parties?
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Cornell Notes 2.3 Types of Living Things (TB pp. 37-40)
Kingdoms Plantae and Animalia
Q: 1. What are two organisms from
the Kingdom Plantae?
2. What are three characteristics of
organisms in the Kingdom Animalia?
Levels of Classification
Vocabulary (Write definition
from the textbook)
Taxonomy
Species
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Cornell Notes 13.1 Taxonomy and Systematics (TB
Taxonomy revisited
Q. Who was Carolus Linnaeus?
Invent your own mnemonic to help you
remember the seven levels of
classification.
K
P
C
O
F
G
S
Scientific names
Vocabulary (Write definition from the
textbook)
Scientific name
Q. What is the scientific name for
humans?
What is systematics?
Vocabulary (Write definition from the
textbook)
Systematics
Evolution and the six kingdoms
Vocabulary (Write definition from the
textbook)
evolutionary tree
Q1. Which evolved first, plants or fungi?
Q2. Which group of organisms evolved
just after bacteria?
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pp. 262-265)
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