Famous Scientists
Characteristics of Life
Cells
What makes it living?
Misc.
100

He invented the microscope and coined the term cell

Who is Robert Hooke

100

This characteristic is a change that occurs in an organism

What is Development

100

This part of the cell holds the DNA

What is the nucleus 

100

Living things will increase in cell number

What is Grow and Develop

100

This is a noncellular structure made of a capsid and nucleic acid

What is a virus

200

Concluded that all animals are made of cells

Who is Theordor Schwann

200

Increase in cell number

What is Growth

200

This part of the cell moves proteins from the ribosomes to the Golgi Body

What is endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

200

Process by which organisms maintain their internal conditions

What is Homeostasis 

200

An organism made of two or more cells

What is multicellular

300

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek discovered this type of organisms

What are single celled 

300

Any change in an organisms environment

What is stimulus

300

The nucleolus creates these 

What are ribosomes 

300

Process by which organisms make offspring

What is reproduction

300

Basic unit of structure and function of life

What is a cell

400

Beijerick discovered these

What are viruses

400

Any change in an organisms environment is followed by a reaction from that organism

What is responsiveness 

400

The mitochondria in a cell creates this 

What is energy

400

Process of passing traits on to offspring through DNA

What is Heredity

400

A change over time necessary for a species' survival

What is evolution

500

Matthias Shleiden concluded this 

What is all plants are made of cells

500

Combination of chemical reactions which living things carry out in order to obtain energy

What is metabolism 

500

This part of the cell transports proteins in vesicles out of the cell

What are Golgi Bodies

500

Shivering is an example of this characteristic of life

What is homeostasis 

500

Helical, Polyhedral, and Bacteriophages are examples of these

What are viral shapes