Terms
the basic unit of life and the smallest part of a living thing that is capable of life
cell
a form of asexual reproduction used by some microorganisms such as yeasts
budding
Ongoing process of growth, division, and replacement
cell cycle
Another term for a microscopic organism
microbe
True or False:
A cell is the smallest part of a living thing that is capable of life.
True
the movement of water particles through a membrane
osmosis
is the movement of substances through membranes without the use of the cell's energy
passive transport
zygote
a group of two or more type of tissue that work together to carry out one specific function is a
organ
What do all living things have in common?
(one thing)
they are all made of cells
the division of the nucleus while a cell is dividing into two identical cells
mitosis
plants and animals use the energy from glucose through a process called
cellular respiration
the nucleus of a cell divides twice
meiosis
a group of similar cells that work together to perform the same function
tissue
How can you observe unicellular organisms?
with a microscope
having only one cell
unicellular
cellular respiration takes place in the _____________ part of the cell
mitochandria
this occurs when a sperm cell joins an egg cell
fertilization
in which phase of mitosis do chromosome pairs line up
metaphase
Most of the cell's genetic information is stored in the _____________ part of the cell
Nucleus
a type of asexual reproduction in which an organism divides in two
binary fission
active transport
is an organism that is microscopic, or not visible to the unaided eye
microorganism
True or False:
Meiosis results in tow cells that are identical to the original cell.
False
What are two products of photosynthesis
glucose and oxygen