Classification
Animals with a backbone are called this.
What are vertebrates?
This is the basic unit of life in all living things.
What is a cell?
This type of trait is passed from parents to offspring through genes.
What is an inherited trait?
Microorganisms are so small they can only be seen with this instrument.
What is a microscope?
The three main states of matter are solid, liquid, and this.
What is Gas?
Animals without a backbone are called this.
What are invertebrates?
This part of a cell controls what enters and leaves it.
What is the cell membrane?
This type of behavior is gained through experience or practice.
What is a learned behavior?
This type of microorganism can cause illnesses such as the flu and the common cold.
What is a virus?
When ice melts, it changes from a solid to this state.
What is a liquid?
These cold-blooded animals have dry, scaly skin and usually lay eggs on land.
What are reptiles?
These are known as the “powerhouses” of the cell because they make energy.
What are mitochondria?
A dog learning to sit on command is an example of this type of behavior.
What is a learned behavior?
This type of microorganism helps make bread rise and is used in baking.
What is yeast?
When water boils, it changes from a liquid to this state.
What is a gas (water vapor)?
These warm-blooded animals have hair or fur and feed milk to their young.
What are mammals?
This green organelle found in plant cells captures sunlight to make food.
What is a chloroplast?
A bird building a nest without being taught is an example of this type of behavior.
What is an inherited behavior?
This helpful microorganisms is in your intestines help digest food.
What is Lactobacillus?
The fourth state of matter, found in lightning and stars, is called this.
What is plasma?
A penguin cannot fly and spends much of its time in water, yet it belongs to this vertebrate group because of its feathers and egg type.
What are birds?
This organelle stores genetic material that controls the cell’s activities.
What is the nucleus?
This term describes a complex inherited behavior, such as a spider spinning a web.
What is an instinct?
This type of bacteria can cause food poisoning when raw meat or eggs are not cooked properly.
What is Salmonella?
As matter changes from a solid to a gas, the movement of its particles does this.
What is increase (or speed up)?