Life Science MCA Power Point Review **RESEARCH: With your partner, do the necessary research to complete the topic you were assigned & fill in your topic's slide. **PICTURE: Every topic needs at least ONEpicture that explains your topic & any other questions asked for. **PRESENT: Be ready to do a SHORT presentation of your slide at the end of the class --both partners need to present.

Not all cells look alike & multicellular organisms have cells organized into tissues & organs with special jobs. Topic #1: Tissues & Organ Systems What are these organ systems in charge of? ● Respiratory: ● Circulatory: ● Digestive: How do they work together? What makes up an: ● organ: ● organ system:

Not all cells look alike & multicellular organisms have cells organized into tissues & organs with special jobs. Topic #1.5: Tissues & Organ Systems What are these organ systems in charge of? ● Nervous: ● Skin: ● Urinary: How do they work together? What makes up an: ● organ: ● organ system:

All living organisms are made of 1+ cells which carry on the many functions needed to live. Topic #2: Cells--What is the difference between... Plant Cells Animal Cells

All living organisms are made of 1+ cells which carry on the many functions needed to live. Topic #2.5: Cells How do cells make more cells? What is the purpose of cells?

ID a variety of populations and communities in an ecosystem and how they are related. Topic #3--Ecosystems ● Explain the difference between populations & communities? ● Show a picture of an ecosystem and label the populations & communities present.

Compare and contrast the roles of the following: predator vs. prey, parasite vs. host Topic #4--Organism Interactions What is the difference between a … Predator vs. Prey Parasite vs. Host

Compare and contrast the roles of the following: producer, consumer, decomposer. Topic #5 -- Organism Interactions What is the difference between a… producer- consumer- decomposer- *Show a cycle that illustrates how these are all related to each other in a specific example

The number of populations that are supported in an ecosystem depend on the biotic resources available and the abiotic factors Topic #6: Populations What are… ● Biotic Resources: ○ examples: ● Abiotic Factors: ○ examples:

Producers use the energy from the Sun to make sugars from CO2 and H20 by photosynthesis. This food can be used, stored later, or used by other organisms. Topic #7: Photosynthesis Explain what goes on in Photosynthesis.

&3-Describe the roles & relationships among producers, consumers & decomposers in changing energy from 1 form to another in a food web. The total amount of matter in an ecosystem stays the same, it's just transferred from 1 location to another. Topic #8: Food Webs What is a food web? **Find a picture or two that show how food webs show the relationships between organisms in an ecosystem. Label the producers, consumers and decomposers in the diagram.

Reproduction allows for the continuation of a species. Hereditary information is contained in genes which are inherited through asexual & sexual reproduction. Topic #9: Genetics & Reproduction ● What is Heredity? ●What are genes and where are they found? ●What is the difference between asexual and sexual reproduction at a cellular level?

Individual organisms with certain traits in particular environments are more likely than others to survive & have offspring. Topic #10--Survival ● What is extinction? ● How might animals or plants adapt to survive in a specific or changing environment? ● Explain how the finches adapted on the Galapagos islands?

Human activity can change the ecosystem Topic #11--Human activity Ecosystem Change What is Selective Breeding? (Give examples of how selective breeding=new varieties of plants and animals) What are ways humans can change a population or ecosystem?

: Explain how viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites may infect the human body and cause problems. Topic #12--Viruses & Bacteria What is the difference between a … Virus Bacteria *Explain the differences in how viruses and bacteria infect the body and cause problems. *Which one (viruses or bacteria) can be effectively treated with antibiotics?

Recognize that vaccines cause the body to build immunity to a disease without actually causing the disease itself. Topic #13--Vaccines What is a vaccine? How do vaccines work?

Our immune system protects us against microscopic organisms and foreign substances that enter from outside and against some cancer cells that arise from within the body Topic #14 -Immune System Explain how our immune system works and fights off foreign substances:

Topic #15 - You have your choice of any topic, #1-14, to present.