Vocabulary
The study of life.
What is biology?
This part of the cell protects the inside from dangerous material trying to enter the cell.
What is the cell membrane?
This part of the cell changes sunlight energy to sugar (glucose).
What is chloroplast?
One characteristics of life states: living things are made of two types of cells.
What are unicellular and multicellular?
These are made from macromolecules, proteins, carbs, lipids and water.
What are cells?
Anything that is a living thing and meets the criteria of life.
What is an organism?
This part of the cell, processes, packages and sends proteins for delivery to other parts of the cell.
What is the Golgi Apparatus?
In a plant, this very large sac part of the cell is filled with enzymes, water, and waste.
What is the vacuole?
One characteristics of life states; living things obtain and use material and energy known as.
What is metabolism?
This theory states that all living things are made of one or more cells and that cells are the smallest unit of life
What is the Cell Theory?
Generic code found in every cell.
What is DNA?
This is the jelly-like substance found inside the cell.
What is the cytoplasm?
This is the site of cellular respiration in a cell.
What is the mitochondria?
One characteristics of life states: living things reproduce two different ways.
What is sexual or asexual reproduction?
This is a tool where you follow a series of steps that will help you identify living organisms
What is a dichotomous key?
A long and whip-like cell appendage that facilitates movement in cells.
What is Flagella?
At this site, you will find rough ribosomes that make proteins.
What is the Rough ER (endoplasmic reticulum)?
In the cell, this is where proteins are made.
What is ribosomes?
One characteristics of life states: living things maintain a stable internal environment known as.
What is Homeostasis?
This is an educated guess or explanation for a set of observations.
What is a Hypothesis?
A short-hair like cell appendage that facilitates movement in cells.
What is Cilia?
This is found in animal cells only and is known as the digestive system of the cell.
What is the lysosome?
In both animal and plant cells, this directs all cell activities.
What is the nucleus?
One characteristic of life states: living things change overtime known as.
What is adaptation?
This is a series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question.
What is the Scientific Method?