Definitions
The study of living organisms
What is Biology
A type of cell that is compared to a one room cabin
What is prokaryotic?
This is a branch of biology that deals with the structure and function of the chemicals of living things
What is Molecular biology? (or Biochemistry)
The study of plants
what is Botany?
a group of similar cells having the same function is called this
What is tissue?
Consisting of one cell
What is a nucleus?
A branch of biology that is concerned with how systems of living organisms protect and fight against infection
What is immunology?
The green colored pigment in a plant that absorbs light energy
What is chlorophyll?
This body system includes organs like the stomach, pancreas and intestines
what is digestive system?
The study of genes
What is Genetics?
The jellylike material inside the cell membrane
What is cytoplasm?
the study of anatomy, physiology, behaviour and classification of animals in creation
What is Zoology?
A process in a plant where glucose combines with oxygen to produce energy, carbon dioxide, and water
What is cellular respiration?
A group of tissues working together in the human body is called this
What is an organ?
A special injection of material containing whole or parts of harmful microorganisms that are killed or weakened.
What is a vaccine?
An organelle in a eukaryotic cell that looks like a stack of pancakes and is where proteins and lipids are stored.
What are Golgi bodies?
The scientific study of fungi
What is Mycology?
The leaf of a plant is attached to the stem with this small stalk.
What is a petiole?
This type of tissue in the human body is found in skin and areas around organs
what is Epithelial?
Organisms that obtain their nourishment from dead organisms (eg. fungi)
What are Saprophytes?
Four major compounds found in cells
What are carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids?
The study of marine algae
What is Phycology?
This type of leaf venation is when the leaf's veins not only branch out from the midrib, but those branches also have branches on them.
What is Palmate venation?
This body system controls functions within the body using specific chemicals called hormones
What is the Endocrine system?