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Chapter 1 Cells Flashcards

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1
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What are organisms?

A

They are living things

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What is the basic unit of life that makes up all organisms?

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The cell

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3
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What is the genetic code all organisms have?

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DNA

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What surrounds all cells?

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The cell membrane

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What is a Prokaryote?

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It is the simplest cells, but they dont have a nucleas or membrane bound organelles

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Give example of Prokaryotes

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Bacteria

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What are more complex cells called?

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Eukaryotes

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Name examples of a Eukaryotes

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Plants
Animals
Fungi
Protists

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What can organisms be grouped by?

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The number of cells it has

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10
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Name two groups of organisms and define them

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Unicellular-organisms with 1 cell

Multicellular-organisms with many specialized cells

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Name 2 types of reproduction

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Sexual-involves 2 parents and wont br identical to offspring

Asexual- involves 1 parent and is identical to offspring

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12
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Nme 2 ways that organisms grow

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1: they produce more cells
2: they enlarge the old cells

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13
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What does DNA stand for?

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Deoxribose nucleic acid

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What is a fertilized egg called?

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A zygote

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How does an autotroph get its food?

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They make it

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How does a photoautotroph get its food?

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It uses sunlight to make its food

Example:plants

17
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How does a chemoautotroph get its food?

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It uses chemicals(iron and sulfur) as energy to produce the food

18
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Can a heterotrophs make its food?

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No, it eats other organisms

Example:Humans

19
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Name three groups of heterotrophs and describe what they eat

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1-Herbivores- plant eaters
2-Carnivores-meat eaters
3-Omnivores-plant and meat eaters

20
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What is Metabolism?

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All the chemical reactions that happen in an organism

21
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What is Homeostasis?

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It is keeping the internal environment safe for all life to live there

22
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Give 8 levels of life and state where life begins

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1-Atoms. 5-Tissues
2-Molecules. 6-Organs
3-Organelles. 7-System
4-Cells-LIFE STARTS HERE 8-Organisms

23
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What is biology?

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Biology is the study of all living things

24
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What is homestasis?

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Keeping the internal environment of the cell or organism within the ranges of life

25
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What is a cytoplasm?

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The gel found in all cells

26
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What is an organelles?

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The cells that all have different jobs in the organism

27
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What does DNA stand for?

A

Deoxyribose nucleic acid

28
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Explain what the biosphere is

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It is all thungs living and nonliving

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