The Cell
This jelly-like substance fills the cell and holds organelles in place.
What is cytoplasm?
The basic unit of structure and function in plants.
What is plant cell?
The basic unit of heredity passed from parent to offspring.
What is gene?
A change that helps an organism become better suited to its environment.
What is adaptation?
The ability to stay alive.
What is survival?
This part of the cell controls what enters and leaves.
What is cell membrane?
The basic unit of structure and function in animals.
What is animal cell?
The passing of traits from parents to offspring.
What is heredity?
A physical feature that helps an organism survive.
What is structural adaptation?
The result of an organism’s reproduction.
What is offspring?
This cell part contains DNA and controls cell activities.
What is nucleus?
This rigid outer layer gives plant cells their shape and support.
What is cell wall?
A difference in traits within the same species.
What is variation?
An instinctive action that helps an organism survive or reproduce.
What is behavioral adaptation
A specific characteristic or quality of an organism.
What is trait?
This organelle breaks down glucose to release energy for the cell.
What is a mitochondrion?
This green organelle carries out photosynthesis.
What is chloroplast?
Threadlike structures of DNA found in the nucleus.
What is chromosome?
An internal process that helps an organism survive.
What is physiological adaptation?
A group of similar organisms that can produce fertile offspring.
What is species?
This organelle stores water, nutrients, and waste.
What is vacuole?
These specialized parts inside cells perform different jobs.
What is organelle?
A characteristic passed down through genes.
What is inherited trait?
Producing offspring that live to reproduce.
What is reproductive success?
All the offspring born at about the same time in a family.
What is generation?