What is Life?
What are the 6 characteristics of living things?
1. Cellular organization
2. Chemicals of Life
3. Energy use
4. Respond to their surroundings
5. Grow and Develop
6. Reproduction
What do biologists use to organize living things into groups so that organisms are easier to study?
What is classification?
What is known as the basic unit of structure and function in living things?
Cells
What is the purpose of a plant's cell wall?
To protect and support the cell
Which animal is the tallest in the world?
A giraffe
Living things arise from living things because of what?
Reproduction
The more classification levels that two organisms share, the more/less characteristics they have in common
More
What does the cell theory state?
1. All living things are composed of cells
2. Cells are the basic unit of structure and function in living things
3. All cells are produced from other cells
What does the nucleus do?
Direct's the cell's activities
What bird lives in Antarctica and cannot fly?
Penguin
What are the four basic needs in order to be living?
Water, Shelter, Food, Homeostasis
What are the three domains called?
Bacteria, Archea, and Eukarya
What did the invention of the microscope do for scientists?
It allowed them to learn more about cells
What produces proteins?
What is the ribosome?
How many hours are there in one week?
168
Single celled organisms
Unicellular
What is the term for this definition:
Naming system of organisms created by Linnaeus
What is binomial nomenclature?
What do light microscopes do?
Magnify an object by bending light
What is the function of the vacuoles?
The vacuoles are storage areas for the cell
What country do koalas come from?
Australia
What is the definition for the term: response?
an action or change in behavior
What is the definition for prokaryote?
Organisms who cells lack a nucleus
What do electron microscopes do?
They use electrons instead of light
What is the mitochondria known as?
The powerhouse of the cell!
What roman numeral represents the number 5?
V