Vocabulary
What is Biology?
The study of living things
Name a living thing that has 4 legs
any animal
A group of different TISSUES that work together.
What is an organ?
Name 3 types of carbohydrates.
pasta, rice, bread, cereal
A basic unit of life.
What is a cell?
Name a living thing that needs sunlight to grow.
A plant
What is the function of skin cells?
To cover and protect.
Which chemical stores large amounts of energy?
fats
An instrument used to magnify things.
What is a microscope?
Name three important chemicals for living.
minerals, carbohydrates, protein, fats, vitamins.
What is the function of nerve cells?
to send and receive
Any chemical found in foods that is needed for living.
nutrients
A tiny structure found inside a cell.
What is an organelle?
give me 2 examples of vitamins
a, b, c, d, e,
All cells have tiny structures called.
organelles
Name a specific mineral.
magnesium, iron, calcium, fluoride, chromium.
A group of CELLS that are similar and work together.
What is tissue?
beef, chicken, fish, pork, eggs, nuts, and beans
A chemical found in foods that is needed by living things in small amounts.
minerals or vitamins
Name a characteristic of all living things.
reproduction, regulate to environment, growth and development, produce energy, sense and respond, get food, movement.