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

CO2, 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