Question

1. circle which of the following are organisms: dog, robot, dead fly, pencil
2. what would you study if you took a course in zoology?
3. what field of biology is the study of plants?
4. what five characteristics do you share with every other living thing?
5. what do plants use to make their own food?
6. what are three reasons animals must be able to move?
7. why must plants be able to move?
8. why are seeds important for a plant?
9. what are ten things in your environment?
10. (circle one) do all organisms have the same life spans? yes or no give an example to explain your answer.

Explanation:

1. An organism is a living thing. A dog is alive, while a robot, dead fly, and pencil are not.
2. Zoology is the study of animals.
3. Botany is the field of biology that studies plants.
4. Living things share characteristics like being made of cells, having a metabolism, growing, responding to stimuli, and reproducing.
5. Plants use sunlight, carbon - dioxide, and water to make food through photosynthesis.
6. Animals move to find food, escape predators, and find mates.
7. Plants move to grow towards light (phototropism), respond to gravity (gravitropism), etc., for survival and growth.
8. Seeds are important as they contain the embryo for new plant growth and store nutrients for the initial stages of development.
9. Examples of things in the environment could be trees, birds, grass, rocks, water, soil, houses, cars, people, and insects.
10. No, for example, a mayfly lives for a very short time (a few hours to a few days) while an elephant can live for 50 - 70 years.

Answer:

1. dog
2. Animals
3. Botany
4. Made of cells, metabolism, growth, response to stimuli, reproduction
5. Sunlight, carbon - dioxide, water
6. Find food, escape predators, find mates
7. For survival and growth (e.g., towards light or in response to gravity)
8. Contain embryo and store nutrients for new plant growth
9. Trees, birds, grass, rocks, water, soil, houses, cars, people, insects
10. NO, A mayfly has a short lifespan while an elephant has a long lifespan.