Cell Theory
The smallest unit of living things is the
What is a cell?
Organisms made up of only one cell are called
What is unicellular?
How many Domains of living things are used for classification?
What is 3. Eukarya, Bacteria, Archae
Plants, which have leaves, stems and roots use these as the main site for photosynthesis
What is the leaves?
The molecule that carries all the genetic code(information) an organisms needs for growth and development is called:
DNA
Living cells only come from
What is other cells?
Organisms that are made up of many cells that work together are called
What is multicellular?
How many Kingdoms of living things do scientists use for classification?
What are 6? Animal, Plant, Fungi, Protists, Eubacteria, Archae Bacteria.
The green pigment that is used to trap sunlight for photosynthesis is called:
What is Chlorophyll?
The tightly wound strands of DNA in the nucleus of a cell. Humans have 23 pairs.
What is Chromosomes?
This organelle is the site where photosynthesis begins in plant cells
What is the chloroplast?
Cell membranes are selectively permeable which means
What is they control which substances pass through?
Heterotrophs are organisms that cannot do this:
What is make their own food?
The reactants, or ingredients needed for photosynthesis are water and this:
What is CO2(Carbon Dioxide)?
Austrian monk that is considered the Father of Modern Genetics:
Who is Gregor Mendel?
Type of cell division that produces 2 identical daughter cells
What is mitosis?
Levels of cellular organization in order of increasing complexity is
Cells, Tissues, Organs, Systems
The two part scientific naming method is known as:
What is Binomial Nomenclature?
The products of Photosynthesis are O2(Oxygen gas) and this:
What is glucose(sugar)?
The physical expression of genes or what is observed?
What is phenotype?
While mitosis produces diploid cells containing the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell, meiosis produces cells that have half the number of chromosomes and are referred to as
What is haploid cells?
The passive transport of substances from an area of high concentration to low concentration is known as
What is diffusion?
Using Binomial Nomenclature the two names used to identify living things are the Genus and what?
What is Species?
Mitochondria in cells turn simple sugar into energy in this process called:
What is respiration?
A section of DNA that codes for a particular trait:
What is a Gene?