Name ____________________________
Date ______
Period _____
Characteristics of Living Matter Webquest
Response to Stimuli
1. Why do Organisms respond to stimuli? __________________________________________________
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2. In the video, what is the stimulus and what response is taking place? __________________________
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3. In the video, why is this plant responding to its stimuli? _____________________________________
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Maintains Homeostasis
4. Why do you think organisms need to maintain homeostasis to survive? ________________________
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5. Explain some ways the elephant tries to maintain homeostasis. ______________________________
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6. Explain some ways the penguin tries to maintain homeostasis. _______________________________
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Adapts and Changes
7. Analyze the characteristics of a frog and toad. Explain which is more likely to survive in water and which
is more likely to survive on land. Explain you reasoning. _____________________________________
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Name ____________________________
Date ______
Period _____
Adapts and Changes (continued)
8. Using what you know about the ability of organisms to adapt and change, match the following birds with
their diet.
A. I have a long thin beak to help reach nectar in a flower.
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B. I have a short stubby beak to help break the shell of seeds.
C. I have a medium length and width beak to help find and crush
insects.
Made of One or More Cells
9. Use the website link to label each organelle and state its function in the illustration.
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B
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A. ___________________________________________________________________________
B. ___________________________________________________________________________
C. ___________________________________________________________________________
D. ___________________________________________________________________________
E. ___________________________________________________________________________
F. ___________________________________________________________________________
G. ___________________________________________________________________________
Name ____________________________
Date ______
Period _____
Made of One or More Cells - Unicellular & Multicellular
10. Based on what you know about cells, why might a Unicellular organism need a flagellum or cilia and
yet Multicellular organisms do not have a flagellum or cilia? __________________________________
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11. Give at least two examples of how cells are differentiated (specialized by function) and work together in
the human body. ___________________________________________________________________
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Made of One or More Cells - Eukaryotic & Prokaryotic
12. Click on the Venn diagram to visit an interactive website on Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells.
Compare characteristics of each group using the Venn diagram. Try to add as many characteristics to
each group as you can.
Name ____________________________
Date ______
Period _____
Made of One or More Cells - Eukaryotic & Prokaryotic (continued)
13. Identify the following cells as prokaryotic or Eukaryotic.
1. ______________
4. ______________
2. ______________
5. ______________
3. ______________
6. ______________
Needs Energy to Survive
14. Watch the video. Describe how Autotrophs produce energy with their chloroplast organelles. ______
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15. Explain how both Autotrophs and Heterotrophs receive energy from the sun. ___________________
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Grow & Develop
16. Explain the difference between Growth and Development and give an example of each. __________
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Name ____________________________
Date ______
Period _____
17. Describe the growth and development you see in the radish seed. ___________________________
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Reproduce
18. How does offspring from asexual reproduction compare to offspring from sexual reproduction? _____
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19. Complete the Venn diagram using the word bank provided.
Word Bank
Produce offspring
Genetically unique offspring
Genetically identical offspring
Sperm
Budding
Universal Genetic Code
20. Why is the location of DNA different in Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells? ______________________
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