Vocabulary Basics
The smallest unit of life in creation.
What is a cell?
Living things reproduce in two ways: one way requires one parent, and the other way requires two parents.
What are asexual and sexual reproduction?
The broadest level of taxonomy.
What is Domain?
The molecule that contains instructions for life.
What is DNA?
Type of cell with a nucleus.
What is eukaryotic?
"Small organs" inside a cell that have specific jobs.
What are organelles?
In a food chain, these two groups include organisms that make their own energy from sunlight and those that get energy by eating others.
What are producers and consumers?
The most specific level of taxonomy.
What is Species?
Gas plants take in during photosynthesis.
What is carbon dioxide (CO₂)?
Domain that includes humans: Archaea, Bacteria, or Eukarya.
What is Domain Eukarya?
The sugar made by plants during photosynthesis.
What is glucose?
A plant turning its leaves toward the sun shows this criterion of life.
What is all living things sense and respond to changes in their surroundings?
Swedish botanist who created binomial nomenclature.
Who is Carolus (Carl) Linnaeus?
Matching sequence for this DNA strand: G-C-G-A-A-T.
What is C-G-C-T-T-A?
Organisms that make their own food, like plants. (Hint: self)
What are autotrophs?
The twisted ladder shape of DNA.
What is a double helix?
Keeping things balanced inside, like maintaining normal body temperature or blood sugar.
What is all living things regulate their internal environment or homeostasis?
These three taxonomy levels in order: Genus, Kingdom, Phylum (broadest to specific).
What is Kingdom, Phylum, Genus?
Mnemonic hint for matching DNA bases: “Apples in the…”
What is “Apples in the Tree” (A-T), “Cars in the Garage” (C-G)?
These show energy flow: food chains, food webs, or both.
What is both?
An organism that breaks down dead stuff, like a mushroom.
What is a decomposer?
This criterion of life describes how organisms increase in size or develop over time, like a seedling becoming a tree.
What is all living things grow?
This mnemonic helps one remember taxonomy levels.
What is Did King Phillip’s Class Ordered Frozen Grape Sodas?
Photosynthesis equation: CO₂ + Water + ____________ → Glucose + ___.
What are sunlight and oxygen (O₂)?
Job 12:7-10 says: “But ask the animals, and they will ____ you.”
What is teach?