Vocabulary
Dormant means...
Alive but inactive
Function of the xylem is....
Transporting water to all cells
Which type of cell has a cell wall: paramecium, animal, or plant?
Plant
Does pollen carry egg or sperm?
Sperm
True or false: To be considered a living organism, you must have some of the characteristics of life
FALSE--you must have ALL
Prokaryote means...
an organism that has a cell without a nucleus
Function of the cotyledon is...
provide energy for the embryo (baby plant)
What is the largest difference between a bacterial cell and a eukaryotic cell?
Bacterial cells do not have a nucleus, eukaryotic cells do.
What are the 3 plant organs?
root, stem, leaves
True or false: Movement is a characteristic of life
FALSE
Transpiration means...
the movement of water through a plant, from roots to the leaves
The function of a flower is...
sexual reproduction
List the four types of eukaryotes we studied this year.
PLANTS, PROTISTS, ANIMALS, FUNGI
Put the steps of plant reproduction in order: seed formation, pollination, fertilization, pollen tube formation
pollination, pollen tube formation, fertilization, seed formation
All organisms carry out the functions of life. Explain the difference in how multicellular and single celled organisms do this.
Multicellular organisms rely on transport systems; all cells work together. Single celled organisms carry out life's functions all in one cell.
What type of organisms use aerobic cellular respiration? Plants, animals, fungi, all living things except plants, or all living things.
ALL LIVING THINGS
The function of the contractile vacuole is....
to allow single celled organisms to make waste/drink water/eat food
Paramecium is considered an organism, but a human cheek cell is not. Explain why this is true
Paramecium cell can perform all of life's functions within its cell body. A human cheek cell relies on other cells to survive because it is part of a larger multicellular organism.
Why is photosynthesis important to animals?
Plants make food using photosynthesis which animals can then eat
Describe an example of a behavior which contributes to successful reproduction
Male MHC hisses to attract female MHC when ready to reproduce.
Describe the difference between environmental and genetic factors. PROVIDE AN EXAMPLE OF EACH
Environmental factors have to do with an organism's environment--such as salinity. Genetic factors have to do with an organism's genes--such as salt tolerance.
The function of the stomata is...
to allow gas exchange for a plant
Explain why a cell is considered the basic unit of life.
All living things are made of one or more cells.
What is the relationship between aerobic cellular respiration and photosynthesis?
Plants use photosynthesis to create sugars. Aerobic cellular respiration converts those sugars into usable energy for the cell.
A student saw something move in the corner of his eye and said "IT'S ALIVE!!" What would you say to this student?
"It might be alive, but it might not. Movement is not a characteristic of life. We have to make sure that whatever you saw also exchanges gas, reproduces, responds, needs energy, makes waste, etc... to determine if it was alive."