Life Science
What is the study of living things?
Life Science or Biology
What is DNA?
An instruction manual containing genetic or hereditary information for living things
Why do some animals have many offspring at a time and other animals only have 1 or 2?
God designed each living organism's reproduction strategy to meet that organism's survival needs. (example: sea turtles die frequently in the wild so they have many babies each time)
What are the two types of cells?
Animal and plant
What is a method of sorting things according t shared qualities?
Classification
What does "Bio" mean?
Life
How many neucleotide bases are there in DNA?
4
What is the process by which green plans use the energy of sunlight and simple chemicals to produce their own food?
Photosynthesis
What is the outer covering of a cell called?
Membrane
What is the binomial nomenclature system of classification?
it is a 2 name naming system using 2 latin based categories--the genus and species
What are 2 of the 6 criteria for life?
1. Contain hereditary information in their DNA that enables life to continue through reproduction
2. Use energy
3. Sense changes in their surroundings and respond
4. Made up of cells
5. Chemically regulate their internal environment so it is stable
What neucleotide base pairs with Adenine?
Thymine
What chemical gives leaves a green color?
Chlorophyll
What is the jellylike material that fills the inside of the cell?
Cytoplasm
What are the5 Kingdoms that most countries use to classify living things?
Monera
Protista
Fungi
Plantae
Animalia
What are 2 more of the 6 criteria for life?
1. Contain hereditary information in their DNA that enables life to continue through reproduction
2. Use energy
3. Sense changes in their surroundings and respond
4. Made up of cells
5. Chemically regulate their internal environment so it is stable
6. Grow
What neucleotide base pairs with cytosine?
Guanine
Leaves produce food in the form of a chemical called ___________.
Glucose
What is a cell that contains no membrane-bound organelles?
Prokaryotic Cell
In the 3 Domain system, which one of the domains has kingdoms to further divide it?
Eukarya
What are the other 2 criteria for life?
1. Contain hereditary information in their DNA that enables life to continue through reproduction
2. Use energy
3. Sense changes in their surroundings and respond
4. Made up of cells
5. Chemically regulate their internal environment so it is stable
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
What are special structures that sense the conditions of their internal or external environment? These are on your skin, for example.
Receptors
What is a cell called that has membrane-bound organelles?
Eukaryotic Cells
What are the 7 levels of classification division?
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species