Cells and Life Basics
All living things are made of these tiny building blocks.
What are CELLS?
A plant gets energy from sunlight, but a snail gets energy by doing this.
What is EATING?
Non-living objects like salt crystals grow by adding layers to this part of their body.
What is THE OUTSIDE?
Brine shrimp eggs on a dry shelf are in this "sleeping" state until they get wet.
What is DORMANCY?
Plants use sunlight to make food and take in this gas during the day.
What is CARBON DIOXIDE?
A single-celled Amoeba grows by building new parts from this direction before splitting.
What is THE INSIDE?
When a sample dries out, liquid stops moving through its membranes because living things need this to carry out internal processes.
What is WATER?
When animals breathe, this is the gas they take in.
What is OXYGEN?
A plant placed near a window will bend toward the light to help it survive. This is an example of which characteristic of life.
What is RESPONDING TO ITS ENVIRONMENT?
A single-celled Amoeba and a microscopic sample from an ocean vent are both living because they have this cellular boundary.
What is a CELL MEMBRANE?
Plants in sunlight use light energy to make this, which serves as their food.
What is SUGAR (Glucose)?
Before a bacteria can split into two new cells, it must take in nutrients and make internal parts called these.
What are ORGANELLES?
Brine shrimp eggs hatch within 24 hours of being placed in saltwater because their environment finally became this.
What is SUITABLE?
A plant and a snail can survive in sealed jars because the plant makes its own food, while the snail must consume other organisms for this.
What is FOOD/ENERGY?
Unlike a growing salt crystal, biological growth requires the cell to use this to build internal structures.
What is ENERGY?