Characteristics of Life
Through which characteristic of life does the new progeny (offspring) of species receive their hereditary (inherited) traits?
True or False: Viruses are considered living organisms
FALSE - Viruses are NOT considered living organisms.
___________ are the monomers of proteins.
Amino acids
This scientist used an early compound microscope to look at slices of cork; he saw chambers which he called "cells."
Robert Hooke
Nucleolus
What is the name of the ability of a living thing to maintain constant internal body conditions, despite changes in external conditions?
Homeostasis
A viral infection characterized by a virus entering a cell and immediately making copies of itself and causing the cell to burst is known as _____________
Lytic infection
Carbohydrates have 2 functions, _________ and _________
Energy and structure
________ cells are those that have a nucleus.
Eukaryotic
Ribosomes are the site of __________ synthesis
Protein
The entire biochemical reactions taking place in a cell are referred to as __________.
Metabolism
Viruses that infect bacteria are called _________.
Bacteriophages
Nucleic acids are polymers made of __________ monomers.
Nucleotide
Prokaryotes (prokaryotic cells)
This organelle is responsible for modifying, sorting, and packaging proteins that have arrived from the endoplasmic reticulum.
Golgi apparatus (golgi complex)
Intense workouts can cause sweating in humans. Which of the following characteristics of life does it depict?
Homeostasis (maintaining a stable internal environment)
The coating, or surface, of a virus is known as the _______.
Capsid
Nucleic acids function to store and transmit ______.
All living things are composed of cells, cells are the basic unit of structure and function in living things, and new cells come from other cells are all parts of the _____________.
Cell theory
These organelles contain strong digestive enzymes that break down large molecules like carbohydrates and lipids.
Lysosomes
Plants usually grow towards the sunlight. What kind of characteristic is this?
Response to stimulus
A viral infection in which a virus enters a cell then lays dormant or inactive until the host's immune system is weak then becomes active is known as ________.
Lysogenic infection
_________ are used to store energy and form important parts of biological membranes.
Lipids
True or false: All eukaryotes are multicellular.
FALSE - eukaryotes can be multicellular or unicellular.
Cell wall