BENCHMARK REVIEW

I am involved in a symbiotic relationship and help form soil. LICHEN

My system’s main go to worker is the kidney, without me you would become very toxic. EXCRETORY

I am a genius and in command of my SMALL world NUCLEUS

Omnivore, Carnivore, Herbivore we are all a type of….. HETEROTROPH

I am responsible for producing ATP during cellular respiration. MITOCHONDRIA

Please keep me watered properly so that my vacuoles will stay full and maintain __________ pressure so I do not wilt. TURGOR

I am the driving force behind adaptations and is some times thought of as “Survival of the Fittest” (2 words). Natural Selection

My ecosystem has been undergoing ________ succession due to a wildfire. SECONDARY

All living things need these compounds. My family includes: amino acids, carbohydrates, proteins and lipids. ORGANIC

CO 2, water and sunlight are joined here to create glucose. CHLOROPLAST

Accomplishment means you have applied a force and moved an object some distance. I am calculated by multiplying: F x D WORK

I am a strong, rigid, support system that makes animal cells wish I worked for them. (2 WORDS) CELL WALL

My process produces clone and requires only 1 parent for reproduction (1 word) ASEXUAL

I have a long name but a cool abreviation. I hold the secrets to your characteristics. DNA

As a food web I am responsible for the flow of energy through an ecosystem. However only ______ % passes from one organism to another. TEN

I am the elastic structure in your lungs where gas exchange takes place ALVEOLI

I have 3 parts and disproved the idea of spontaneous generation. (2 WORDS) CELL THEORY

All my kids are the same, some use the term clone, but I prefer: UNIFORM

Cellular ___________ takes place in the mitochondria of all cells. RESPIRATION

As I increase so does the health and sustainability of my ecosystem. BIODIVERSITY

I have to play second banana to the nervous system, but at least I get to help control and coordinate your body. ENDOCRINE

As an organic compound I can guarantee you __________ is present. CARBON

I am semi-permeable and referred to as the gate keeper if you do not know the “password” you are not getting in or out. (2 words) CELL MEMBRANE

As a species I am not to blame if I edge out native species and decrease your biodiversity. You have tagged me as an _________ species INVASIVE

Not all producers are plants that’s why we prefer the term: AUTOTROPH

By using this method of reproduction we guarantee a greater mix of genetic material and a greater biodiversity. SEXUAL

All ecosystems want continue indefinitely so we do all want we can to maintain our: SUSTAINABILITY

Every good ecosystem strives to become a _________ community. Climax

Sure takes a long time to create an ecosystem when you are starting with nothing but a bunch of rocks. I guess that’s why they call it _______ succession PRIMARY

All autotrophs can carry out this process. PHOTOSYNTHESIS

My system is a barrier and critical to maintain your body temperature. INTEGUMENTARY

Nothing can SUCK because I am defined as a push or a pull FORCE

I am a special key that can not open any locks but I can help you identify an organism. DICHOTOMOUS

I am a plant’s circulatory system responsible for transporting necessary materials through the plant. XYLEM

I am the unit of measurement for work. Joule

Although I am small I have a critical job. I produce proteins for you. RIBOSOMES