Vocabulary
What does the underlined word mean?
Squirrels and trees are both organisms found in forests.
a living thing, such as a plant or animal
Which is NOT an organism? Why?
a person, a sunflower, a computer, a woodchuck
a computer because it does not reproduce, respond to environmental changes, nor grow
Please give an example of an organism performing a life function.
EX: albatrosses reproducing to make chicks, woodchucks eating flowers, sunflowers growing toward the sun
How are cell walls different than cell membranes?
EX: Cell walls are found in plants, while both plants and animals have cell membranes.
What type of cell does a plant have but not an animal?
root cells
What does the underlined word mean?
The bookcase is made of sturdy wood so that it can support the weight of heavy books.
very strong and not easily damaged
Which one is NOT a basic life function for organisms?
to get energy, to be polite, to reproduce, to grow
to be polite
Which part of the cell controls all cell activities?
the nucleus
Which part of the plant cell helps the plant create food?
Chloroplasts
Which type of cell does an animal have but not a plant?
red blood cells
What does the underlined word mean?
Tigers kept in zoos tend to be less fierce than tigers that live in the wild.
to be likely to happen or act a certain way
How are animal and plant cells different?
Plant cells have chloroplasts and cell walls, but animal cells do not.
Which one is NOT found in animals?
bacteria, red blood cells, chloroplasts, nerve cells
chloroplasts
What is the green substance found in chloroplasts?
chlorophyll
Which part of an animal cell is more like your brain? Why?
What does the underlined word mean?
The offspring of a sheep is called a lamb.
the young of an animal or plant
What does your heart do?
It helps move red blood cells throughout your body.
Which is the most basic part of an organism?
a cell
How are a plant cell and an animal cell similar? Different?
Name atleast one similarity and one difference.
EX: Plant and animal cells both have mitochondria, but plant cells have large vacuoles and animal cells have small vacuoles.
What type of cell carries messages from one part of your body to another?
What does the underlined word mean?
A person's scalp often sheds hair as a way to make space for new hair to grow.
to lose something naturally, such as leaves, skin, fur, etc.
How are bacteria similar to viruses?
Neither can be seen without a microscope.
How is a hand lens like a microscope?
Both make small things seem to become larger
How is a cell wall different from a cell membrane?
How is an organ different from a tissue?
An organ is a group of tissues working to carry out a job.