Cells
The basic unit of life is known as a _____.
a cell
The process of cell division
Mitosis
The process of creating new life.
Sexual reproduction
How many kingdoms are currently identified by scientists?
5
Eubacteria, Archbacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia
The levels of organization from smallest to largest
tissue, cell, organism, organ
Cell, tissue, organ, organism.
All cells come from other cells The cell is the basic unit of life All living things are composed of 1 or more cells
The cell theory
During mitosis, these cells are identical to the parent cells
Daughter cells
Reproductive cells go through a process of cell division called _________.
meiosis
These organisms live in extreme environments.
Archaebacteria
The main source of energy for almost all living things
The sun
What is the difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
Prokaryotic cells do not have a nucleus or membrane bound organelles
Eukaryotic cells have a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.
Number of phases in Mitosis
5 Interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
OR
3 Interphase, Mitosis, cytokinesis
The process of meiosis produces four reproductive cells.
true/false
true
Mushrooms belong to the kingdom _________
Fungi
All living things are made up of cells.
true/false
true
Tiny structures that carry out specific functions in the cell.
Organelles
During this phase, the chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell.
Metaphase
The number of chromosomes you get from each parent.
46
How do we write the scientific name of an organism?
Upper case italics lower case italics
Photosynthesis takes place in these organisms
plants
Two things plant cells have that animal cells do not.
Chloroplast and cell wall
During mitosis, the chromosomes duplicate ________ and the cell divides ________
(how many times?)
once
once
In meiosis the chromosomes duplicate _______ and the cell divides _________
(how many times?)
duplicate once
divides twice
The 8 levels of Linnaeus classification.
Domain,__________________________
Domain, Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.
Biologists call all living things...