Chapter 4 Review Flashcards
Living things grow and _____________.
develop
Living things respond to their ____________.
environments
Living things are made of ________________.
cells
organelles inside a cell that break down food and release energy
mitochondria
jellylike substance inside the cell membrane
cytoplasm
a group of specialized cells that work together
tissue
___________ is the ability to do work
energy
circular organelle that contains DNA
nucleus
one-celled organisms
unicellular
plant cell that holds green pigment
chloroplast
organisms that live in conditions poisonous to other living things
kingdom Archaebacteria
smallest living organisms; sometimes found in yogurt
kingdom Eubacteria
multicellular organisms- kingdom Plantoe and ___________ (without cell walls)
kingdom Animalia
multicellular organisms with chloroplasts
kingdom Plantae
yeast, mold, and mushrooms
kingdom Fungi
protozoans and algae
kingdom Protista
Living things are made of cells. Cells can function as individual organisms or as the smallest units in a larger organism. These conclusions form the basis of ___________________________.
the cell theory
A group of cells working together is called
a tissue
The heart, lungs, and liver are some of your body’s _________________.
organs
The _____________ provides the external boundary for a cell.
cell membrane
The bubble-like storage organelles found in a cell are called __________________.
vacuoles
The DNA of a cell is packed into tight little bundles called _____________.
chromosomes
Plants use a green pigment called _____________ to absorb energy from sunlight.
chlorophyll
The part of a cell not found in animal cells is the ____________.
cell wall
The process by which an organism produces reproductive cells is called _______________.
meiosis
Organisms grow and replace cells through the process of ____________.
mitosis
Who invented the first microscope?
Zacharias Jansen
Who was one of the men who formed the basis of the cell theory?
Theodor Schwann
Who was first to observe and name cells?
Robert Hooke
Who developed a system of classification?
Carolus Linnaeus
List in order from smallest to largest: organs, tissues, cells, systems
cells, tissues, organs, systems
An _________________ is a complete living thing?
organism
What is it called when you put organisms with similar characteristics into groups?
classification
Yogurt and your intestines contain useful ____________.
bacteria
What are the characteristics of living things?
living things grow and develop living things reproduce living things respond to their environments living things use energy living things are made of cells
Name the 6 kingdoms?
Eubacteria, Archaebacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia
The scientific name of an organism uses ___________ and ____________.
genus and species
The scientific names of classification in order from largest to smallest
kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
