Characteristics of Life
What is the study of life?
Biology
What is the control center of a cell called?
Nucleus
What does plankton mean in green?
Drifter
TRUE OR FALSE
Plants and animals are single cell organisms.
FALSE
Uni-cellular means
one cell
A cell
What is a function of helpful bacteria?
ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
1. break down dead plants/animals
2. used to make food
3. help people digest food
Name one type of cell that you find in the human body.
ANY of the following:
Nerve Cells
Brain Cells
Blood Cells
Muscle Cells
Bone Cells
Fat Cells
True or False
Not all living things are made up of cells
FALSE
The smaller structures inside a cell are called what?
Organelles
What is cilia?
hair-like structures that help a cell move
Multi- means
many
List all the characteristics of life
Organization
Homeostasis
Metabolism
Reproduction
Growth/Development
Response to Stimuli
Evolution
What are 5 cell functions?
1. Releasing Energy
2. getting rid of waste
3. making new cells
4. growth
5. repair
how do single cell organisms reproduce?
budding
(making a copy of itself/a bump that falls off)
Plants and animals must have _______ for moving materials throughout their bodies
a. patience
b. directions
c. transport systems
c. Transport systems
What means maintaining an internal balance?
Homeostasis
Who invented the first microscope?
Robert Hooke
What are the 4 common types of single-cell organisms
1. Amoebas
2. Algae
3. Plankton
4. Bacteria
What helps a cell do its job?
Size & Weight
Shape & Structure
Shape & Size
Shape & Structure