Vocabulary
A tiny unit of living matter; the basic building block of all life
Cell
A group of living things that can breed together in the wild
Species
Name the most complex of the five main kingdoms
Animals
A way of identifying or grouping living things
Classification
The highest/broadest category into which living things are classified
Kingdom
Name the simplest of the 5 main kingdoms
Monerans
The material that stores the information needed to build a cell; forms genes and chromosomes
DNA
The division of a cell nucleus to produce two identical nuclei
Mitosis
Name the two main divisions of plant life
Vascular plants and non-vascular plants
Name the 7 Divisions of Life in order from the highest/broadest to the most specific category.
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Spell the words DNA stands for
Deoxyribonucleic acid
A set of instructions that tell your body how to develop; found on the chromosomes
Genes
Bundle of DNA that can be found in the cell's nucleus; they work together to tell an organism how to develop
Chromosomes
Are all plant cells the same? Why or why not?
No, because plant cells can have different shapes and structures depending on their job/role in the plant