Vocabulary
The study of living organisms
What is biology?
The study of chemical processes that happen within living organisms
What is biochemistry?
The branch of science that deals with all of the parts and structures of organisms
What is anatomy?
Complex molecules that are invloved in nearly every reaction that supports life and primarily make up muscles and orther organs of the body
What are proteins?
This structure surrounds and protects theinside of the cell. It is semipermeable
What is the cell membrane?
Consisting of a single cell
What is unicellular?
Branch of cell biology that focuses on cell structures and how they function
What is cytology?
The study of the anatomy, physiology, behavior, and classification of the animals in creation
What is zoology?
The main sources of food energy for most animals
What are carbohydrates?
Jelly-like material that contains several important structures called organelles
What is cytoplasm?
Consisting of more than one cell
What is multicellular?
The study of microscopic organisms
What is microbiology?
The study of genes
What is genetics?
The most complex molecules of life, involved in the creation, repair, and reproduction of proteins.
What are nucleic acids?
An organelle that behaves as the cell's control center and holds the cell's main DNA?
What is the nucleus?
Organisms that obtain their nourishment from dead organisms
What are saprophytes
The study of fungi
What is mycology?
The study of organisms living in and around the ocean
What is marine biology?
These molecules are an efficient way to store food energy and are made up of fatty acids
What are lipids?
The cell membrane is this kind of membrane, meaning it only allows certain things through
What is semipermeable?
The method of classifying organisms into thier various taxa
What is taxonomy?
The scientific study of plants
What is botany?
The study of the relationship that organisms have with each other and their environment
What is ecology?
Made of amino acids
What are proteins?
The powerhouse of the cell
What is the mitochondria?