Characteristics of Living Things
Classifying Organisms
Cell Theory
Cell Organelles
Cell Organelles
100
any living things... you, trees, mold, etc.
What is an organism?
100
the process of grouping things based on their similarities
What is classification?
100
the basic unit of structure and function in living things
What is cell?
100
tiny cell structures
What are organelles?
100
converts food to energy... the "powerhouse"
What is mitochondria?
200
organisms that make their own food
What is an autotroph?
200
the scientific study of how living things are classified
What is taxonomy?
200
an instrument that makes small objects look larger
What is a micropscope?
200
a rigid layer of nonliving material that surrond the cells of plants
What is cell wall?
200
found only in plant cells, this organelle converts energy from sunlight to food for the cell
What are chloroplasts?
300
organisms that cannot make their own food
What is a heterotroph?
300
the naming system used to name living organisms
What is binomial nomenclature?
300
the scientist first observed cells while looking at a thin slice of cork tree
Who is Robert Hooke?
300
controls what sbstances come into and out of a cell
What is cell membrane?
300
carries proteins and other materials from one part of the cell to another
What is endoplasmic reticulum?
400
4 needs of living things
What is water, food, living space, and stable internal conditions?
400
the eight levels of classification (in order)
What is domain, kingdom, phyla, classes, orders, families, genus, species?
400
all cells come from _______
What is other cells?
400
storage areas for the cell... one large in plant cells and many small in animal cells
What are vacuoles?
400
the region between the cell membrane and the nucleus that contains all other cell parts
What is cytoplasm?
500
the maintenance of stable internal conditions
What is homeostasis?
500
four kingdoms we learned about
What are protist, fungi, plants, and animals?
500
the important function that the cells in your eyes are responsible
What is sight?
500
break down certain materials in cells
What are lysosomes?
500
How is a bacteria cell different from other cells, such as the ones that make up the human body?
What is a single-celled organisms?
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