Organisms
Which is the following is an organism?
a.rock
b.fungus
c.oxygen
d.water
b. fungus
What is the function of the mitochondria?
Converts food to energy
What two structures do plant cells have that animal cells do not have?
A cell wall and chloroplasts
Which of the following are single-celled organisms?
a.plants
b.archaea
c.chloroplasts
d.animals
b.archaea
What is the function of the chloroplast?
Uses light to produce food for a plant
How are plant and fugus cells different?
Cell walls of a plant cell are made of cellulose and fungus cells are made of chitin.
Fungus cells have no chloroplasts.
What are two types of single-celled organisms that have prokaryotic cells?
Bacteria and archaea
What is the function of the nucleus?
Controls many functions of the cell
What is the difference between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells?
Eukaryotic cells have a nucleus while prokaryotic cells have a nucleoid region
What type of organism is a paramecium?
Protist
What is the function of the vacuole?
Stores food and other nutrients or stores waste products
What are the four kingdoms of eukaryotes?
What are the five characteristics of organisms?
Reproduce
Grow
Respond to their environment
Consume or make their own food
Made of one or more cells
What is the function of the cell wall?
A rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane and helps the cell keep its shape
What is the definition of a cell?
The smallest unit of an organism.