1) Aids For Studying Living Things

Question 1

What are the 6?aids we use for studying living things (5)

Answer 1

• Senses
• living plants and animals
• preserved specimen
• audiovisual material
• laboratory apparatus
• reading

Question 2

What are our 5 senses (5)

Answer 2

• sight
• smell
• hearing
• touch
• taste

Question 3

Where can living plants/animals be studied (3)

Answer 3

• the wild
• gardens, parks + zoos
• cages, tanks, terrarium

Question 4

What are 2 types of specimen? (4)

Answer 4

• Whole organisms; dried, in formula, stuffed, pinned, embedded in resin
• Parts of organisms; in formula, on microscope slides, skulls and skeletons

Question 5

Give examples of audiovisual material (5)

Answer 5

• diagrams
• charts
• models
• slides
• tapes
• films
• video
• TV programmes
• CD roms
• Internet

Question 6

What do we use laboratory equipment for (1)

Answer 6

For looking and observing

Question 7

Give examples od reading material

Answer 7

• books
• magazines
• newspapers
• internet