Definitions
the smallest unit of life in creation
What is a cell?
abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid
What is DNA?
cells which plants are made of
What are plant cells?
the study of microscopic organisms
What is microbiology?
What is classification?
nucleotide base in DNA that pairs up with adenine
What is thymine?
a cell with distinct, membrane-bound organelles
What are eukaryotic cells?
consisting of a singular cell
What is unicellular?
The process by which green plants and some other organisms use the energy of sunlight and simple chemicals to produce their own food
What is photosynthesis?
shape of a DNA molecule
What is a double helix?
cell type that does not have a nucleus
What is a bacterial cell?
consisting of more than one cell
What is multicellular?
an organism that breaks down the dead remains of other organisms
What is a decomposer?
nucleotide base in DNA that pairs up with cytosine
What is guanine?
a cell that has no distinct, membrane-bound organelles
What are prokaryotic cells?
microscope used to view viruses
What is an electron microscope?
where most of an organism's DNA is stored in the cell
What is the cell's nucleus?
the makeup of each rung (or step) of DNA
What are 2 nucleotide bases?
the powerhouse of the cell
What is the mitochondrion?
medicines that only work on living organisms, such as bacteria
What are antibiotics?