the process of the seed receiving air, water, and soil to grow
What is germination?
have a membrane bound nucleus
What are eukaryotes?
cell --> ______ ---> organ --> organ system
What are tissues?
the power to do work, such as staying alive
What is energy?
with this type of reproduction, the baby will inherit traits from only one parent
What is asexual reproduction?
plants start their lives out as _____
this type of cell has a rigid cell wall around their plasma membrane
What are plant cells?
this system breaks down and absorbs food into our bodies for nutrients
What is the digestive system?
a model that shows how energy flows between living things
What is a food chain?
this determines our height, eye color, hair color, and even risk for certain diseases
What is DNA?
2 main types of non-flowering plants
What are mosses and ferns?
animals are _________, meaning they must ingest their food
What are heterotrophs?
this system helps control body temperature and controls water loss
What is the integumentary system?
where the food chain begins
What is the sun?
what does DNA stand for?
What is deoxyribonucleic acid?
gymnosperms like pine and other conifers reproduce using their _____
What are cones?
the process by which plants use the sun's energy to make sugar
What is photosynthesis?
these are the 3 types of muscle tissue
What are skeletal, cardiac, and smooth?
big, tangled systems that include every plant and animal in a habitat
What is a food web?
thymine, adenine, cytosine, and guanine
What are the DNA bases?
scientific name for flowering plants
What are angiosperms?
these are filled with the green pigment, chlorophyll, which captures light energy to drive photosynthesis
chloroplasts
this system consists of the brain and spinal cord and controls both voluntary and involuntary reactions
What is the nervous system?
our ______ consists of our needs such as food, water, and shelter
What is a habitat?
these are involved in transport, structure, acting as enzymes, and protection
What are proteins?