Idea which aims to explain the initial question or problem in the scientific method
Hypothesis
A type of cell in which the genetic material is
contained in a nucleus surrounded by a membrane,
and which consists of many dierent organelles.
Eukaryotic cell
The layer of gases surrounding the Earth.
Atmosphere
Biomolecules that provide energy to a cell
Carbohydrates
A system for assigning unique names to organisms.
Binomial nomenclature
Large and very divided leaves found on ferns.
Fronds
A type of cell that lacks a nucleus, and in which the
genetic material exists freely in the cytoplasm.
Prokaryotic cell
The part of the Earth formed of oceans, seas, rivers,
lakes and other bodies and currents of water.
Hydrosphere
The female, ovule-producing part of a flower.
Pistil
Substances that are present in living beings and
non-living matter, for example water and mineral salts.
Inorganic substances
Flowers in which both the male and female
reproductive systems are located in the same flower.
Hermaphroditic flowers
A type of reproduction where a single living being
can produce one or more offspring that are identical
to it.
Asexual reproduction
The groups into which we classify living beings, that
is, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus and
species
Taxa
A type of multicellular fungus in which the mycelium
has a cottony appearanc
Mould
A green substance that captures energy from the
Sun and allows photosynthesis to take place
Chlorophyll
Small motile filaments on the surface of some
protozoa that beat to enable movement.
Cilia
A type of asexual reproduction in unicellular
organisms where the parent cell divides into two
identical daughter cells
Binary fission
An organism that feeds on remains of decaying
organic matter.
Saprophyte
The body of a multicellular fungus formed by strands
of hyphae.
Mycelium
The male, pollen-producing part of a flower.
Stamen