Week 1: Cells
A tiny unit of living matter, the basic building block of all life
Cell
The material that forms the genes and chromosomes of all living things
A way of identifying or grouping living things
Classification
Any material that is taken in by a living thing to sustain life
Nutrient
A collection of living things and their environment
Ecosystem
The division of a cell nucleus to produce two identical cells
Mitosis
Bundles of DNA that can be found in the cell's nucleus; they work together to tell an organism how to develop
Chromosomes
The highest category into which living things are classified
Kingdom
A process whereby energy passes along a chain of living things
Food Chain
The study of relationships between living things and their environment
Ecology
True or false: plant cells are identical to animal cells in all ways
False
A set of instructions that tell your body how to develop; found on chromosomes
Genes
A group of living things that can breed together in the wild
Species
A collection of interconnected food chains
Food Web
The natural home of a species
Habitat
Individual cells group together to form tissues, different types of tissues group together to form organs, organs group together to form systems, and systems groups together to form a living individual called an _____________
Organism
True or false: genes are passed from parent to offspring
True
Name at least one of the Five Kingdoms and its basic characteristics
The three main cycles are the nitrogen cycle, the _____________ cycle, and the water cycle
Carbon
A _______________ is the plants and animals that live together in a particular habitat
What do plant cells have that animal cells do not?
What do we call the structure of DNA?
Name the five divisions of life in descending order (start with Kingdom)
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Plants are called _____________ in a food chain. Animals are called _____________ in a food chain.
producers and consumers
An _________ __________ is the role of an animal in its community, including what it eats and where it lives
Ecological Niche