Vocabulary
Nourishment
Troph
gather information
biotic
The Basic Building blocks of life
cells
Why is it important for a muscle cell to have a nucleus?
It controls the cell’s activities and contains DNA
ology
Study of
Step after your hypothesis
Analyze Data
Scientific word for non living
abiotic
Which scientist is credited with developing the cell theory
Robert Hooke
What is only found in the PLANT cell that provides extra structure and protection for the cell's internal structures?
Cell wall
osis
process or condition
Amount of steps in the scientific method
5
is a log a biotic or abiotic factor?
biotic
what technology was essential for the development of cell theory
microscope
Various checkpoints take place during the cell cycle, to ensure there are no errors. If errors are found that cannot be fixed, the cell may undergo programmed cell death. What term is given to this process?
apoptosis
intra
within
A scientist notices that a plant in the classroom is turning yellow. She wonders if it is because of the amount of light it receives.
Ask a question
Which of the following is a biotic factor in a forest ecosystem?
Oak Tree
Robert Hookes invention
microscope
Organelles that digest waste molecules or food particles is called what?
Lysosomes
macro
large
If your experiment shows that plants grow taller with more sunlight, your next step in the scientific method is?
Draw a conclusion
two factors are abiotic and would most directly affect how tall a plant grows?
sunlight/soil
Name the three components of the cell theory
1. All living things are composed of one or more cells
2. Cells are the basic unit of life
3. All cells arise from pre-existing cells
A desert cactus has very large vacuoles in its cells. Why does this help the cactus survive?
The vacuoles store extra water for long dry periods