Living Things
Life Functions
Cells: characteristics and types
Prokaryotic cells
Eukaryotic cells
100

Everything that is a living thing on Earth

What is biosphere?
100

Name one function that is essential to sustain life

What is nutrition? (or.. interaction, reproduction)

100

Smallest unit of life that can function independently

What are cells? 

100

These cells are usually bacteria

What is prokaryotic cells?

100

Eukaryotic cells contain two structures. Name one:

What is nucleus or organelles? 

200
This is the basic unit of life

What is a cell?

200

Living things can be classified into two groups based on nutrition, one is: 

What is autotrophs? (or heterotrophs)
200

A thin layer that covers the entire cell

What is cell membrane ?

200

A rigid covering that surround the plasma membrane

What is a cell wall?

200

Two types of eukaryotic cells

What are animal and plant cells?

300
Two types of substances that make up the chemical composition of living and non-living matter

What is organic and inorganic?

300

Living things have a cooperative or competitive relationship which is called 

What is interaction?

300

A jelly-like substance inside the cell is called

What is cytoplasm?

300

These are responsible for protein synthesis

What are ribosomes? 

300

This cell has the ability to move using flagella

What is animal cells?

400

Any chemical element that forms part of organic matter is called a 

What is a bioelement? 

400

Type of reproduction that produces a new living thing that is identical to the parent

What is asexual reproduction?

400

Type of cell that floats freely throughout the cytoplasm

What is prokaryotic cells?
400

This material floats freely throughout the cytoplasm

What is genetic material?

400

This organelles function is to produce energy

What is mitochondria?

500

Two principal inorganic substances in living things are:

What is water and mineral salts?

500

A sexual cell that is produced by a male and a female is called

What is a gamete?

500

The name of the first person to use the term cells. He used a microscope to see these cells.

Who is Robert Hooke?

500

A tail-like extension in some bacteria used for movement

What is flagellum?

500

This organelle is responsible for photosynthesis

What is chloroplasts?