Life Characteristics
All life forms contain
DNA
Organelle in the cell that holds most of the DNA
Nucleua
Process by which plants make food
photosynthesis
The term used to describe a method of classifying organisms into their various taxa.
Taxonomy
An organism that breaks down the dead remains of other organisms. We need them to take care of waste!
Decomposer
All life forms do what so they don't become extinct?
Reproduce
Pairs with adenine
Thymine
During photosynthesis, plants produce __________ (their fuel source) and oxygen.
Glucose
3 types of cells
animal, plant, and bacteria
The outer covering of an animal cell
Cell Membrane
All life forms can _______ and respond to changes
Pairs with cytosine
Guanine
Plants store glucose as ____________
Starch
This kingdom has mushrooms and yeast
Kingdom Fungi
Jelly-like substance filling a cell
Cytoplasm
All life forms have a method to extract or use ______
Energy
What does DNA stand for?
deoxyribonucleic acid
Plants use sunlight, water, and which gas ______ to make food
Carbon Dioxide
This domain contains organisms with prokaryotic cells (bacteria) that are able to survive in the a harder environments
Domain Archaea
This kingdom has algae in it
Kingdom Protista
All living things chemically regulate their internal environment so they can be stable by what process?
Homeostasis
Shape of DNA (two words)
double helix
What do plants use to help them adapt to their environment?
Receptors
The 7 taxa commonly used in classification.
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Which of these DOMAIN contains bacteria that can live at the highest alititude on dust particles?
Domain Archaea