Unit

1: Scientific Investigation Daysheet 19: Characteristics of Life Review & Formative Assessment Name ___________________________

Biology I

Date: ___________________

Bellringer: All living things must participate in all 5 characteristics of life. Read the passage below (using your reading strategies) and determine if the narrator has all 5 to stay alive. Characteristic Cellular Organization Yes or No? Explain

Homeostasis

Metabolism

Reproduction

Heredity

I consume liquid fuel and anything that I touch. I require oxygen to stay alive and I eat wood. I can move from place to place, including across the valley or woods. I radiate heat and light but Im also wild and uncontrollable. I range in temperatures but generally I keep in balance and keep myself at the temperature needed to stay alive. If I dont, I die. I can grow very quickly. The energy I have can be hazardous and cause great ruin because I can hide and set traps to aid in my destruction. I can be tamed under certain conditions, however. I can reproduce if the conditions are right but I can die in certain situations. When I reproduce, my offspring has the same qualities that I have. I can reproduce all by myself. I am dangerous so if I get out of hand I will destroy everything around me. I try to infect everything with my rebellious nature and I aim to destroy my surroundings.
Is the narrator alive? ____________________________________________________ What is the narrator? ___________________________________________________ Objective: I can use my knowledge of the 5 characteristics of life to mastery my pre-assessment.

Activity 1: Study Stack Vocabulary Practice Activity 2: Formative Assessment Activity 3: Analyzing What You Know 1. What grade did you earn on your formative assessment? _______________________ 2. List the questions you answered correctly: __________________________________ 3. Did you answer any questions incorrectly for the following terms: a. Heredity: YES or NO b. Homeostasis: YES or NO c. Reproduction: YES or NO d. Cellular Organization: YES or NO e. Metabolism: YES or NO 4. Do you understand what the correct answer should be for the questions you answered incorrectly? __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 5. What was the most challenging question on your formative assessment? List the question number here: ____________ 6. Why was this question difficult? _______________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 7. Circle the face below that best represents your comfort level with the vocabulary terms from Daysheet 17:

8. What WILL you do to prepare for tomorrows assessment on The Characteristics of Life?