Characteristics of Organisms
Only one cell.
What is unicellular?
Tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function within the cell.
What is organelle?
What is a species?
The broadest level or organization.
What is a domain?
The basic unit of structure and function in living things.
What is a cell?
More than one cell.
What is multicellular?
A thin, flexible barrier that surrounds a cell and controls which substances pass into and out of a cell.
What is cell membrane?
the process of grouping things based on their similarities.
What is classification?
Includes the familiar kingdoms of plants, animals, and fungi, and a less familiar kingdom.
What is Eukarya?
An instrument that makes small objects look larger.
What is a microscope?
Makes its own food through photosynthesis.
What is autotroph?
Converts energy stored in food to energy the cell can use to live and function.
What is mitochondria?
the scientific study of how organisms are classified.
What is taxonomy?
Contains a group of one-celled organisms with no nuclei in their cells.
What is Archaea?
A widely accepted explanation of the relationship between cells and living things.
What is cell theory?
50% of DNA come from mom and 50% from father.
What is sexual?
An organelle in the cells of plants and some other organisms that captures energy from sunlight and changes it to an energy form that cells can use in making food.
What is chloroplast?
a group of similar, closely related organisms.
What is genus?
Has only one cell and no nucleus.
What is bacteria?
The higher the resolution of an image the better you can ______ two separate structures that are close together.
What is distinguish?
Hunts for its food.
What is heterotroph?
Organelle that stores water, food, or other materials needed by the cell.
What is a vacuole?
change over time; the process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms.
What is evolution?
What is endoplasmic reticulum?
For a cell to stay alive, it must perform biological functions.
What is cell function?