Biology Fun

Terminology

100

The study of living things and their interactions with one another and their environments.

Biology

200

I am any living thing, such as a person, dog, tree, mushroom, or bacterium.

Organism

300

I am something an organism needs to stay alive, such as water, food, air, or shelter.

Resource/Need

400

I am all the living and nonliving parts of an area interacting together, such as plants, animals, soil, water, and sunlight in a pond.

Ecosystem

500

a characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.

Adaptation

Ocean Life

100

I am a large marine mammal. I breathe air through lungs, but I spend my entire life in water.

Whale

200

I have eight arms, three hearts, and can change color.

Octopus

300

I am a fish with a skeleton made mostly of cartilage instead of bone.

Shark

400

I am a tiny drifting organism that forms the base of many ocean food webs. Some of us perform photosynthesis

Plankton

500

I build reef structures from calcium carbonate and often live in colonies with tiny algae inside me.

Coral

Plant Life

100

I am a plant part that absorbs water from the ground and helps hold the plant in place

Roots

200

I am the process plants use to turn carbon dioxide and water into glucose using sunlight.

Photosynthesis

300

I am the green pigment that captures light energy for photosynthesis.

Chlorophyll

400

I am the most important pollinator in the world. Without me, agriculture would fall apart.

Bees

500

I am the process by which pollen moves from the flower to flower, often with help from bees, wind, or birds.

Pollination

Dinosaurs

100

I am a large predator with sharp teeth, tiny forearms, and a powerful bite.

Tyrannosaurus Rex (T-Rex)

200

I am a plant-eater with three horns and a large bony frill around my head.

Triceratops

300

I am a huge plant-eater known for my long neck and tail.

Brachiosaurus

400

I have plates along my back and spikes on my tail.

Stegosaurus

500

I am not technically a dinosaur, but I lived during the age of dinosaurs, could fly, and had wings supported by one extremely long finger.

Pterosaur(Pterodactyl)

Cell Structure

100

I control what enters and leaves the cell.

Cell Membrane

200

I contain the cell’s DNA and act as its control center.

Nucleus

300

I release usable energy from food through cellular respiration

Mitochondrion (Mitochondria)

400

I am found in plant cells and use sunlight to help make glucose.

Chloroplast

500

I am a rigid outer layer found in plant cells that gives support and protection.

Cell Wall