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Characteristics of Living Things
Cells
Organisms
Plants
Vocabulary
100
Life Processes
What is a function that living things perform in order to stay alive and produce more of their own kind?
100
Microscope
What is the tool that enables us to view cells?
100
Organism
What is the name given to any living thing that can carry out life processes on its own?
100
Roots, Stems, and Leaves
What are the 3 main parts of a plant?
200
Cells
What are all living things made of?
200
Cell walls and chloroplasts
What does a plant cell have that an animal cell does not?
200
Algae and Bacteria
What are two simple single-celled organisms?
200
Photosynthesis
What is the process called that allows plants to make their own food?
200
Leaves
What is the plant parts where food is made?
300
Carbon Dioxide
What is the gas that plants take in that is needed for photosynthesis to occur?
300
Nucleus
What is the control center of the cell?
300
Volvox and Jellies
What are two simple organisms with many cells that are similar?
300
Succulent Leaves Broad Leaves Needle-like Leaves
What are 3 different kinds of leaves that plants may have?
300
Reproduce
What is is called when living things make more of their own kind?
400
Cytoplasm
What is the jellylike material that fills the cell?
400
Organ System
What is a group of organs that work together to carry out life processes?
400
Taproot Fibrous Root Prop Root
What are 3 different kinds of roots that plants may have?
400
Tissue
What is a group of similar cells that work together?
500
-take in nutrients and gasses -grow and develop -release energy -react to surroundings -give off wastes -reproduce
What are the life processes that all living things must carry out?
500
Robert Hooke
What is the name of the man who improved the microscope of the 1600's and named cells?
500
Complex Organisms
What are many celled living things called that consist of different kinds of cells; bone, blood, skin, etc.?
500
Chlorophyll
What is the green material in leaves that traps the sun's energy and gives leaves their green color?
500
Seed
What is an undeveloped plant sealed in a protective coating?