Characteristics of Living Things
The process in which cells and organisms pass on their genetic material to their offspring
What is reproduction?
An amoeba uses this to help it move and eat
What is pseudopod?
Regulates what exits and enters the cell
What is the cell membrane?
Gel-like substance found throughout the cell; organelles are suspended in it
What is the cytoplasm?
All living things are made up of...
What are cells?
The protist that can eat other organisms and make their own food by using their red spot to attract light
What is a euglena?
Protects and supports the cell; found only in plant cells
What is the cell wall?
This is what makes plant cells green; they make glucose using light energy from the sun
What is the chloroplast?
An organism's ability to create a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements (such as its body and the environment) is called...
What is homeostasis?
The protist that is found in freshwater habitats and forms spherical colonies of up to 50,000 cells is called ________________
What is volvox?
Stores food and other needed materials; they're larger in plant cells
What is the vacuole?
This is the center of the cell; instructions for the cell are "stored" here in the form of genetic information
What is the nucleus?
When a cat runs away from a loud noise, it is a response to _______________
What is stimulus?
The paramecium uses these hair-like structures to help them move
What are cilia?
The protein factory of the cell; can be found on the rough ER or in the cytoplasm
What are ribosomes?
The organelle that transports proteins and lipids
What is the endoplasmic reticulum?
What is the method in which they obtain energy?
The process through which an amoeba obtains food (hint- this is one of your vocabulary words!)
What is phagocytosis?
What is the mitochondria?
The organelle that repackages proteins
What is the golgi apparatus?