Lesson 1 Vocabulary
Living things are made up of these
what is Cells
this kingdom will take in it's food
what is animalia
A stiff structure outside the cell membrane
what is a cell wall
This surrounds and controls what enters and leaves the cell
what is a cell membrane
Evaporation, condensation, and precipitation are a part of this cycle
what is the water cycle
Three important observations about cells made by three different scientists were combined into one theory called
what is Cell theory
this kingdom will make it's own food and is multicellular
what is plantae
part of a eukaryotic cell that directs cell activities and contains important cellular information stored in DNA
What is a nucleus
a fluid within a cell that contains salt and other molecules
what is cytoplasm
This process changes atmospheric nitrogen into nitrogen compounds that are useable by living things
what is nitrogen fixation
use light and lenses to enlarge an image of an object
What is Light Microscopes
this kingdom will absorb it's food
what is fungi
organelles that use light energy and make food—a sugar called glucose
this organelle will help get proteins ready for their specific job
this process is how plants make their own food
what is photosynthesis
the ability to maintain steady internal conditions
what is homeostasis
unicellular or multicellular and are more complex than bacteria
what is protista
a series of chemical reactions that convert the energy in food molecules into a usable form of energy called ATP.
this organelle that stores food, water, and waste materials
what is a vacuoles
the number and variety of living things found in a specific region
Organisms can be classified into 3 primary
what is domains
Simple unicellular organisms that often live in extreme conditions
what are archaea
Amino acid molecules made up of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sometimes sulfur, join together to form long chains
what is proteins
this helps removes harmful substances from the cell
what is the smooth ER
a process by which glucose, a sugar, is broken down into smaller molecules
what is glycolysis