Memory Work
Integumentary Sytem
Unit 5
Playing Dead- Prey acts as if they are dead, whch shuts off the hunting behavior in the predator.
Making an Escape- prey makes sudden dash for safety, this relies on the fact that the prey is fast and has sharp senses
Spines and Scales- prey is covered with spines or scales that make it difficult for the predator to eat it
Camouflage- prey disguises itself as something else, such as a leaf or twig, so that the predator canot find it
Mimicry- prey mimics another more dangerous animal so thea tthe predator will leave it alone
Chemical weapons- they prey emits a poisonous or foul-smelling chemical t keep predators from eating eat
Unit 3:
Annelids- worm-like, segmented bodies-earthworms
Platyhelminthes/Flatworms- worm-like, flat bodies, unsegmented- flatworms
Nematodes- round worm-like, no segments- roundworms
Cnidarians- an animal with a sack-like body and a single opening- jellyfish
Echinoderms- an animal with spiny skin, sucker feet, and a five ray body- starfish
Mollusks- soft bodies, most have shells- snails
Porifera- perforated interior walls, most feed on bacteria- sponges
Arthropods- segmented bodies, jointed legs, most have hard exoskeleton
Chordates- animals who have bodies supported by a notochord (stiff rod)
Nemertea flat, unsegmented bodies- ribbonworm
Unit 2
Photosynthesis:
Carbon Dioxide + water + energy from the sun= carbohydrates + oxygen
Root-anchors the plant and absorbs nutrients
Stem- holds the plant up and serves as the transport system
Leaf- absorbs sunlight and produces energy for plant through chlorophyll
Flower- the reproductive part of the plant
Seed- contains the materials necessary to grow a new plant
Unit 4
Fish- cold blooded, live in water, covered in scales and breath through gills
Amphibians- cold-blooded, live in land and in water, have soft skin.
Reptiles- cold-blooded, lay eggs, covered in scales.
Birds- warm-blooded, lay eggs, have feathers and wings.
Mammals- warm-blooded, feed young with milk, covered in fur.
Unit 1:
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Monerans- simple, single cell- bacteria
Protists- complex, single-celled organisms- algae
Fungi- organisms that absorb food and reproduce through spores
Plants- living things that have many cells and carry out photosynthesis- trees
Animals- many celled, live by eating food