Study Guide – Chapter 4 – Life Sustaining

Processes

Topics:
Characteristics of living things
Plant and animal cells
Cellular components under a microscope
Asexual and sexual reproduction
Reproductive mechanisms in plants
Reproductive mechanisms in animals

Characteristics of living things (workbook pages 113-116):

- Know the 7 characteristics of living things

- Be able to identify which characteristic is being observed in a given example (ex.: question 3 on page 115)

Plant and animal cells (workbook pages 117-120):

- Know which organelles are present in an animal cell and which organelles are present in a plant cell (only
the ones indicated in the workbook)
Know the differences between an animal cell and plant cell
- Know each organelle’s function
- Be able to identify/label the parts (organelles) of a cell

Cellular components under a microscope (workbook pages 121-125):

- Know the parts of a microscope (be able to identify them in a picture)

- Know the proper way to use a microscope (pages 122-123)

Asexual and sexual reproduction (workbook pages 126-129):

- Know what asexual and sexual reproduction are/the difference between the two
- Know the advantages and disadvantages of asexual reproduction
- Know the advantages and disadvantages of sexual reproduction
- Be able to define fertilization and gametes

Reproductive mechanisms in plants (workbook pages 130-139):

- Know the four types of asexual reproduction in plants (cutting, layering, bulbs, tubers)
- Know the five steps of sexual reproduction in plants – what are the steps, what happens at each step, and
the correct order of the steps (Flowering 🡪 Pollination 🡪 Fertilization 🡪 Fructification 🡪 Germination)
- Be able to identify/label the parts of a flower (diagram on page 133)

Reproductive Mechanisms in Animals (workbook pages 140-145):

- Know the types of fertilization (internal/external)

- Know the types of development (oviparous/viviparous/ovoviviparous).