Cell Characteristics
What types of things are made up of cells?
Living things/organisms
What is the organelle called that holds the genetic DNA in Eukaryotic cells?
Nuclues
What is the smallest level of organization in a living thing?
Cell
What process do plants use to get energy?
Photosynthesis
Homeostasis is...
maintaining stable conditions
What is the organism called when it is made of multiple cells?
Multicellular
What is the organelle that provides energy for the cell?
Mitochondria
What is the largest level of organization in a living thing?
Organism
What is the system called that transports materials in a plant?
Vascular System
Reading is an example of what type of behavior?
Learned behavior
A bacteria is an example of what type of cell?
Unicellular Organism
What is the flagellum?
Organelle that helps move a cell.
Different types of tissues that function together form a what?
Organ
What animal system is responsible for breathing?
Respiratory system
What type of receptors are responsible for detecting chemical signals, like odors and tastes?
Chemical receptors
Where do new cells come from?
Pre-existing cells
What organelle do plants have that converts sunlight into energy?
Chloroplast
The circulatory system is an example of what level of organization?
What does the phloem tissue do in a plant?
Transports sugars
A dog gets too hot and begins to pant to cool itself down. This is an example of what type of feedback?
Negative feedback
What are the two categories of cells?
Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic
What is the organelle called that is responsible for removing waste and maintaining pressure inside a cell?
Vacuole
Tissue
What type of animal tissue is responsible for protecting and forming boundaries?
Epithelial tissue
Breathing, blinking, and swallowing are examples of what type of behavior?
Innate behavior