Living vs. Non-living
Levels of Organization
Vocab
Vocab
Cells
100

All living things are made of __________.

Cells

100

A multicellular organism is made up of _____ cells. 

many/multiple

100

The ______ controls the function of all your other body parts. It also processes all information. 

brain

100

_______ are groups of cells with similar function.

Tissues

100

A unicellular organism is made up of ____ cell(s).

one

200

Things which cannot grow, move, breathe, and reproduce are called ___________.

Non-Living

200

Name one organ system in the human body.

Nervous, skeletal, circulatory, digestive, respiratory

200

The ______ is the basic unit for structure and function of all living things. 

cell

200

The _________ is the brain of the cell. 

nucleus

200

Are bacteria unicellular or multicellular?

Unicellular

300

Cells come from other _______.

Cells

300

Name one type of tissue in the human body.

Nervous, epithelial, connective, muscular

300

___________ are groups of organs in an organism. 

Organ systems

300

_______ are groups of tissues grouped together for a specific purpose. 

Organs

300

Name two organelles that are in plant cells but not animal cells. 

cell wall

chloroplasts

400

Is bacteria a living or nonliving thing?

Living

400

What are the levels of organization of an organism in order from smallest to largest?

cell < tissue < organ < organ system < organism

400

A _________ is a group of organisms of a particular species that live in the same place at the same time. 

population

400

The __________ makes energy for the cell. 

mitochondria

400

Are ribosomes found in plant cells, animal cells, or both?

both

500

Name one characteristic that all living things have in common.

made of cells, grow, move, use energy, adapt, reproduce

500

What is the order of the levels of organization starting with an organism and getting larger?

organism < population < community < ecosystem < biome 

500

A ___________ is a group of populations living in the same place at the same time. 

community

500

An _________ is a system that includes all living and non living things in an area. 

ecosystem

500

When you reach out toward a hot pan on the stove, _______ cells sense the heat coming from the hot pan. 

nerve