September 18, 2013 – Bell Work
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Sketch the
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Choose your
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Explain each
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characteristics
Definition
• Collection of traits that form
the way an organism looks
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Facts/Examples/NonExample
• We inherit our traits from
our parents
• So do other organisms
• 50% from each parent
organism
• EX: hair color, body shape,
skin color
• NONEX: acquired traits such
as playing a musical
instrument
chemical change
Definition
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Change in a substance that
produces a new type of substance
with new chemical properites
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Facts/Examples/NonExample
• Happens because of chemical
reactions
• Chemical bonds are broken
and/ or new bonds are formed
• Cannot be reversed – new
substances formed
• EX: fire, rust, baking soda &
vinegar
• NONEX: physical change such
as change in size by cutting
paper or wood
chemical weathering
Definition
• Process by which rocks are
broken down by chemical
changes
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Facts/Examples/NonExample
• Man-made or natural
• Dissolves rocks
• Acids do most of the
weathering and erode the
surface of the rocks
• EX: acid rain
• NONEX: rocks eroded by
wind or frost action which
are both mechanical
weathering
chlorophyll
Definition
• Chemical that is used by
plants during photosynthesis
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Facts/Examples/NonExample
• Gives plants their green
color
• In chloroplasts of plant cells
• Allows plants to produce
their own food
• EX: all plants
• NONEX: animals do not
produce their own food
chromosome
Definition
Facts/Examples/NonExample
• made of strands of DNA, or
deoxyribonucleic acid, is the
hereditary material in humans
and almost all other organisms
• Humans have 46
chromosomes
• 23 chromosomes from each
parent
• “blueprint” of how to build (or
repair) a particular organism
• EX: eukaryotes have
chromosomes in the nucleus
of the cell
• NONEX: prokaryotes have DNA
but not inside of a nucleus
(prokaryotes do not have a
nucleus)
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climax community
Definition
• Last step of a natural
process called succession
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Facts/Examples/NonExample
• Takes a long time
• Lake dries up, becomes a
wetland, then a meadow, then
shrubs, then trees then forest
• Can stay as a forest for many
years
• EX: U of M Dearborn hiking
area is a beech-maple climax
community
• NONEX: people cut down all
the trees and change natural
pattern
closed circuit
Definition
• Electrical circuit in which
electricity can flow freely
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Facts/Examples/NonExample
• Wires are fully connected
into a path for electrons to
flow freely
• Light bulbs can light up
• Battery is source of electron
flow
• EX: flashlight switched on
• NONEX: open switch,
broken wire, or burned out
light bulb
cold blooded
Definition
• Animal whose body
temperature changes with the
environmental temperature
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Facts/Examples/NonExample
• Body temperature is not
constant
• Body temperature changes
with temperature of its
environment
• Warm and cold extremes
can kill the animal
• EX: reptiles, amphibians,
fish, invertebrates
• NONEX: mammals, birds
cold front
Definition
• Occurs when cold air mass
moves warm air mass upward
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Facts/Examples/NonExample
• Brings cold and unstable
weather
• Can be fast or slow
• Can form dangerous clouds
quickly and lead to severe
weather
• EX: cumulonimbus clouds
(tallest and possible
tornado producers)
• NONEX: warm front – rain
likely and less severe
community
Definition
• Group of different
populations living in the same
place
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Facts/Examples/NonExample
• Groups of organisms affect
each other in the
community
• Creates a unique area
• EX: forest community, pond
community, meadow
community, coral reef
community
• NONEX: population refers to
just one species in a
community
competition
Definition
Facts/Examples/NonExample
• Interaction between 2 organisms
over basic resources such as
food, water, shelter, mates
• The more adaptations an
organisms has to its
environment, the less it needs
to compete
• Some animals change their
habits to have less
competition
• EX: invasive species
outcompeting native species,
deer feeding at different times
or on different plants
• NONEX: mutualism
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compound
Definition
Facts/Examples/NonExample
• Pure substance made up of 2
or more different elements
that are bonded together
• Have chemical and physical
properties not like the original
elements
• Always has a chemical formula
• EX: salt (NaCl), water (H2O),
carbon dioxide (CO2)
• NONEX: elements are made of
just one type of atom,
mixtures are made of different
materials next to each other
BUT NOT BONDED TOGETHER
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