Vocab I
What is the smallest unit of life?
What is the jelly-like liquid that fills a cell and holds its structures?
Cytoplasm
What is a protective membrane that surrounds a cell and selects which molecules can enter and exit the cell?
Cell membrane
What process can bacteria go through to create energy without oxygen?
Fermentation
What is a complete living thing? (it can complete all functions for life)
Organism
What organelle is the power center of the cell?
Mitochondria
What membrane-bound organelles holds an organism's genetic material (DNA)?
Nucleus
What organelle is found in plant cells and uses sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to produce oxygen and glucose?
Chloroplasts
What process takes in carbon dioxide and water and releases oxygen and glucose?
Photosynthesis
What is a small part of the cell that carries out specific functions?
Organelle
What is a structure composed of two or more tissue types in a multicellular organism that carry out a specific function?
Organ
What is a kingdom of eukaryotic organisms that eat other organisms for energy, breathe oxygen, and undergo growth and reproduction?
Animal
What is a kingdom of eukaryotic organisms that contain chloroplasts in their cells to capture energy from the sun?
Plant
What is a process where cells extract energy from food?
Cellular respiration
Which body system acts as the control center for the organism's entire body?
Nervous system
What is a large, complex molecule that plays many important roles in the cell?
Protein
What is a single-celled organism that does not have a nucleus or membrane-bound organelles?
Prokaryotes
What is a single or multi-celled organism that has a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles?
Eukaryote
What process takes in oxygen and glucose and releases water, ATP, and carbon dioxide?
Cellular respiration
What connective tissue carries nutrients, water, oxygen, and waste products around the body?
Blood
What are chemicals that organisms need for the growth and maintenance of cells?
Nutrients
What is a group of closely interacting organs in a multicellular organism that carry out a specific function?
Organ system
What is a group of similar cells in a multicellular organism that perform a specific function?
Where do animal cells get glucose to complete cellular respiration?
Food (proteins, fats, carbohydrates)
Answers will vary (humans are complex and perform many functions)