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Study Guide for Environments, Investigation 1 I-Check
1.
What is a living factor in an environment? List some examples. A living factor is one part of the environment that is alive. Some examples would be plants, animals, fish in the river, bacteria, insects.
2.
What is a nonliving factor in an environment? List some examples. A nonliving factor is one part of the environment that has either never been living or is no longer living. Some examples would be dirt, rocks, water, sunlight, air, wind, minerals, dead animals
3.
What is temperature in an environment an example of? An environmental factor
4.
Draw out the four stages of a butterflies life cycle: Drawings should make a cycle that go from adult to egg to larva to pupa (or chrysalis) and back to adult.

5.
What type of environment did our isopods prefer? Which soil did they like the best?
Our isopods preferred an environment made up of moist soil. We can infer that they prefer moist environments.
6.
How can we tell what an organism’s preferred environment is if we watch them each day in the area that they live?
If we watch them each day, we would record data on a chart. Then we would analyze our data. We would be able to tell where their preferred environment was by counting the number of the organisms in different parts of the land. The one with the most, most of the time tells us their preferred environment. Students should know that they will need to read a chart of data and be able to determine the preferred environment based on the numbers given.
7.
Everything that surrounds and influences an organism is its environment.
T or F
8.
Which part of a mealworm’s structure allows it to move from place to place? The legs
9.
What would happen if we took an organism out of its preferred environment? Here are some options: (circle the one that is true)
Would it immediately die? Would it die slowly over a long period of time?
Would it survive as long as all of its basic needs were met? Would it survive, but be really grumpy all of the time?
10.
Describe the similarities and differences of the basic needs of isopods and mealworms. You can make bullet points here, but you will need to be able to write a complete response on your test.
Both need food

Both need space
Both need shelter
Both need air
Both need moisture
The main difference is the amount of moisture that they need. They also eat different foods. Mealworms eat bran or cereal. Isopods eat rotting leaves and new shoots of plants. Mealworms need very little moisture to survive. We only gave them bits of carrot to get moisture. Isopods need plenty of moisture. That allows their gill structures to breathe. They need to be put in a moist environment the majority of the time.
11.
What are some of the living and nonliving factors surrounding humans that allow us to survive? Be able to describe one of each and how they help you survive.
Living factors- trees- give us oxygen. Animals- give us companionship and protection at times. Many of the students felt that the companionship was a big part in helping us survive. 
Nonliving- Sun- gives us warmth and everything else that we need to live. Water- keeps us hydrated. Shelter- keeps us protected from weather. Air- helps us breathe.
Students should be able to write about one of each in detail.