Characteristics of living things
The Cell
Terminology
Micro-organisms
Macro-organisms
100
To react to their environment and surroundings.
What is a response to stimulus.
100
This organelle breaks down food and waste materials.
What is a Lysosomes?
100
We separate organisms into five categories called this.
What is a kingdom?
100
Bacteria come in these three shapes.
What are rod, sphere and spiral?
100
Plants that are large and have the ability to move water around their system.
What are vascular plants?
200
To expand, age, or change with time and nutrients.
What is to grow?
200
The number of cells the average human has.
What is 100 trillion?
200
A cell with a nucleus and many organelles.
What is a eukaryotic cell?
200
A single-celled eukaryotic cell with a flagella.
What is a euglena?
200
Can regrow into multiple organisms if cut just right.
What is a sea star?
300
To ingest,digest, or create food or nutrients.
What is to eat or feed?
300
Protects the cell and allows nutrients to come into the cell.
What is the cell membrane?
300
Organisms that are able to create their own nutrients and energy.
What are autotrophs?
300
The remains of these organisms create the white cliffs of Dover.
What are diatoms?
300
Parasitic organisms in the animal kingdom.
What are nematodes?
400
The exchange of gases
What is respiration?
400
Produces proteins that help the cell.
What are ribosomes?
400
Organisms that eat other organisms for nutrients and energy.
What are heterotrophs?
400
These organisms can be single-called or multi-celled and live in wet environments.
What are protists?
400
A large organism in the Protista kingdom that we often find on the beach.
What is bull kelp?
500
The building blocks of life. All organisms are made of these.
What are cells?
500
Packages materials to be sent or received.
What is the Golgi body or Golgi apparatus?
500
Cells without a nucleus.
What are prokaryotic?
500
You will find this protist in your ice cream.
What is carrageenan?
500
An organism in the animal kingdom with a back bone, and opposable thumb.
What is a human?
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