Characteristics of Life
Any living thing
What is an organism?
Are the smallest unit within an organism that carries out life processes.
What is a cell?
There are __________ main kingdoms for organism classification
What is 6?
Blue cheese, Korean kimchi, and soy sauce are all made using this
What is bacteria?
Plants use light energy from the Sun to transform carbon dioxide, water and minerals into food and oxygen
What is photosynthesis?
Plants produce their own food through this process involving sunlight and carbon dioxide.
What is photosynthesis?
Organisms that are only made of one cell.
What are unicellular organisms?
The main kingdoms of classification are
What are ancient bacteria, bacteria, protists, fungi, plants and animals?
Euglenas and amoebas belong to this group of organisms
What are protists?
Plants that produce flowers and fruits
What are flowering plants?
All organisms are able to produce young of the same kind.
What is reproduce?
Cells that are of the same kind and have the same function are often grouped together as
What is tissue?
Mold, puffballs and mushrooms are these types of organism
What is fungi?
To break down the remains of plants and organisms and recycle dead organisms into nutrients in the soil
What are decomposers?
Plants with internal structures called xylem and phloem to transport food and water throughout the plant
What are vascular plants?
All organisms __________ as they get older. They usually get taller and heavier.
What is grow?
Two or more types of tissue that are grouped together
What is an organ?
Amoeba and euglenas are classified as these type of organism
What are protists?
This can be used in the production of different foods such as bread
What is yeast?
These need to get energy and nutrients from feeding on other organisms
What are animals?
_____________ to changes around them helps all organisms to meet their needs and survive in the surroundings.
What is responding or respond?
The primary function of this organ system is to break down food and enable your body to get the energy and nutrients it needs to carry out life processes like moving about, growing and repairing itself
What is the digestive system.
Scientists estimate that there are more than ____________ different kinds of organisms yet to be discovered.
What is 10 million?
This is a type of mold that is used to make penicillin
What is penicillium?
About _____% of the animals on Earth are _______________.
What is 95% and invertebrates?