Name:_________________________________
Per._________
Diversity of Living Things
Study Guide – Part 1
1. All living things are made up of __________ whose work is carried out by many different types
of molecules.
2. Biotic, meaning of or related to ____________, are living factors. Plants, animals, fungi, protist
and bacteria are all biotic or living factors.
3. Abiotic, meaning not _______________, are nonliving factors that affect living organisms.
Environmental factors such habitat (pond, lake, ocean, desert, mountain) or weather such as
temperature, cloud cover, rain, snow, hurricanes, etc. are abiotic factors.
4. Biotic and abiotic factors combine to create a _______________________or more precisely, an
ecosystem. An ecosystem is a community of living and nonliving things considered as a unit.
5. All single-celled and multi-cellular organisms have the same basic ____________: water, air, a
source of energy and materials for growth and repair, waste disposal, and conditions for
growth and reproduction.
6. A main purpose of a cell is to _____________________.
7. In multi-cellular organisms, cells form ________________ and organ systems.
8. You will need a microscope if you want to look at cells and the smaller cell parts called
________________________.
9. Anton von Leeuwenhoek developed the ________________________ and studied cells.
10. The difference between animal and plant cells is that plant cells have a few __________________
organelles than an animal cell.
11. Plant cells can have cell ________________________, chloroplasts, and vacuoles; while animal cells
do not.
12. Both plants and animals require a source of ____________________and materials for growth and
repair, and both plants and animals use high-energy compounds as a source of fuel and
building material.
13. Plants are distinguished from animals by the fact that plants have the capability (through the
process of_____________________) to take energy from light to form it’s own food.
14. Animals get their energy by eating their ______________. They synthesize or break down
substances like carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins for growth and reproduction.
15. _________________________ is the term used to describe the interaction between all animals and
most plants depend on both other organisms and their environments for their basic needs
for survival.
WORD BANK:
microscope
organelles
photosynthesis
more
systems
food
walls
alive
organs
organize
interdependence
energy needs
life
cells
Name:_________________________________
Diversity of Living Things
Study Guide – Part 1
Per._________