Vocab
What is photosynthesis?
The process by which green plants and some other organisms use the energy of sunlight and simple chemicals to produce their own food
The first criteria of life is that all loving this contain hereditary information in their____ which enables life to continue through reproduction
DNA
What is anatomy?
Study of parts and structures of organisms
Which of the following are molecules that make up carbohydrates?
(simple sugars, nucleotides, fatty acids, amino acids)
simple sugars
What is botany?
Study of plants
What is a cell?
Smallest unit of life in creation
What is physiology?
Study of how parts and structures of organisms and how they operate and work together
Why is a semipermeable membrane helpful to a cell?
Allows necessary substances in and keeps unwanted substances out
What are the 2 types of stems that scientists refer to help identify plants?
Woody and herbaceous
A method of sorting things according to shared qualities or characteristics.
The third criteria for life is that all living things can ______ changes in their surroundings and ______ to those changes.
sense, respond
Epithelial, muscle, connective and nerve
What are the 4 major chemicals of life?
Carbs, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids
What are the 3 types of leaf venations?
Parallel, pinnate, and palmate
An organism that breaks down the dead remains of other organisms
sweat, breathing, blood sugar, heart rate
What is a tissue?
Group of cells working together for a specific function
Which organelle is responsible for making proteins?
Ribosomes
What is an example of a plant without vascular tissue?
Moss
What is genetics?
The study of genes
What is the 6th criteria of life?
All living things grow
Name 6 of the 11 bodily systems.
Cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, reproductive, urinary, lymphatic, reproductive
What is a phospholipid?
A molecule that has a hydrophobic tail and hydrophilic head that line the membranes of cells
What are the 3 major functions of roots?
Anchor, transport water/nutrients, food storage