Vocabulary
Chemicals of Life
Cell Biology
Microbiology
Mycology, botany, and Anatomy and physiology
100

The study of living things

Biology

100
Molecules that make up carbohydrates

simple sugars

100

Cell structure that contains the DNA

Nucleus

100

A way to study microorganisms is to grow them in this

Cultures

100

This is the largest part of a mushroom's body

Mycelium

200

Consisting of a single cell

unicellular

200

Fats, an efficient way to store food, made up of fatty acids

Lipids

200

Semipermeable membrane that surrounds the cell and protects the inside of the cell.  


Cell membrane

200

Bacteria are an example of _________ organisms.

Prokaryotic

200

Does the plant stem primarily anchor the plant in place? T or F

False

300

consisting of more than one cell

multicellular

300

Complex molecules necessary to carry out lots of chemical processes including growth, maintenance, and cell replacement 

Protein

300

Jelly-like substance surrounding all the organelles within a cell

Cytoplasm

300

Antibiotics are given to a person to fight off a living ___________.

Bacteria

300

Type of tissue which provide either controlled or uncontrolled movements in the human body? 

muscle tissue

400

Organisms that obtain their nourishment from dead organisms

Saprophytes

400

All cells contain these atoms:  ________, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen

Carbon

400

The type of cell that is like a one-room cabin with designated areas (not separated from one another) for performing tasks.  They do not have internal membranes to separate structures.

Prokaryotic Cells

400

By definition, viruses are living microorganisms.  T or F

False

400

Which type of human body tissue rapidly multiplies to replace cells? Epithelial or nerve tissue

Epithelial tissue

500
The process a plant goes through to utilize its food. (opposite of photosynthesis)

Cellular respiration

500

Most complex molecules involved in the creation, repair, and reproduction of proteins.  (made up of nucleotides DNA and RNA)

Nucleic acids

500

The cell membrane is made of this unique double layer of molecules made up of a hydrophopic end and a hydrophilic end. 

Phospholipids

500

A special injection of a material containing whole or parts of harmful microorganisms that have been killed or weakened so they don't cause disease, but train your immune system to fight off the same harmful microorganism when you are around it.  

Vaccine

500

Is a crab an example of a vertebrate?

No