Unit One
Personal protective equipment used to protect your eyes in lab
Goggles
a fungus that grows on organic material
mold
An individual living thing such as a plant, animal, fungus, bacteria etc.
organism
a medicine that can kill many types of bacteria
antibiotics
The only mammal capable of flying
A bat
Turns off gas to the whole room when pushed
Emergency shut off button
a statement of conclusion that answers the original question or problem
claim
an organism so small that a microscope must be used to view it
microorganism
a particle that is the basic building block of matter
atom
What is the largest organ in the body
The skin
The amount of space an object takes up
Volume
alive but not actively growing
dormant
the boundary between a cell and its environment
Cell Membrane
tail-like structure used by cells and microorganisms for movement
flagellum
What is the process by which plants convert sunlight into energy
photosynthesis
One thousandth of a liter, unit of liquid measure
Milliliter (mL)
non living
abiotic
a cell structure involved in making proteins
Endoplasmic Reticulum
an organism made of a cell or cells that contain nucleus and organelles. All cells except bacteria and archaea are eukaryotic
eukaryote
The heaviest internal organ in the human body
The liver
The curved surface of a liquid in a tube, measurement taken from the center
Meniscus
living
biotic
An organelle that uses aerobic respiration to change glucose into usable energy for the cell
a single-celled organism that has no nucleus or organelles/ all prokaryotes are bacteria or archaea
prokaryote
Who is the scientist that came up with the theory of evolution by natural selection
Charles Darwin