L.1 Structures & Fxns of Living Organisms

Question 1

Basic unit of life; smallest structural unit of an organism that is capable of functioning independently

Answer 1

cell

Question 2

Cells that have a distinct, membrane-bound nucleus

Answer 2

Eukaryotic Cells

Question 3

Something that gives nourishment; food

Answer 3

fuel

Question 4

a specialized subunit (cell organ) within a cell that has a specific function and is usually separately enclosed with its own lipid layer

Answer 4

organelle

Question 5

Cells without a nucleus

Answer 5

Prokaryotic Cells

Question 6

The process in which nutrients are converted into useful energy in a cell

Answer 6

Respiration

Question 7

An organic compound that is a volatile, flammable, colorless liquid that can be consumed by humans and in other forms used in thermometers, as a solvent, and as a fuel

Answer 7

Alcohol

Question 8

The decisions an individual makes when choosing what foods to eat

Answer 8

Dietary Habits

Question 9

Process by which food is broken up physically, by action of teeth, and chemically, by action of enzymes, and converted into a substance suitable for absorption into the body.

Answer 9

Digestion

Question 10

processed from the leaves of a plant, it can be consumed, used as a drug, pesticide, and in some medicines

Answer 10

tobacco product

Question 11

Any chemical or mixture that may be harmful to the environment and to human health if inhaled, swallowed, or absorbed through the skin

Answer 11

Toxic Substance

Question 12

drug that kills bacteria and cures bacterial infections and diseases

Answer 12

antibiotics

Question 13

domain of prokaryotes, some of which cause human diseases. Lacks a nucleus.

Answer 13

Bacteria

Question 14

An abnormal functioning of the body or part of body, sometimes caused by infections.

Answer 14

Disease

Question 15

kingdom in the domain Eukarya that includes molds, mushrooms, and yeasts

Answer 15

Fungi

Question 16

cell of species that is harmed in a parasitic relationship

Answer 16

host

Question 17

The study of organisms which are too small to see without a microscope.

Answer 17

Microbiology

Question 18

an organism that lives in or on an organism of another species (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the other’s expense

Answer 18

parasite

Question 19

Methods of reducing the likelihood of contracting a disease. Methods of prevention depend on the organism that causes the disease.

Answer 19

Prevention

Question 20

The response to a disease provided through medical professionals

Answer 20

Treatment

Question 21

An organism composed of one cell only

Answer 21

Unicellular

Question 22

A particle that cannot independently reproduce yet contains genetic information and can evolve. They may cause disease in the host cell/organism

Answer 22

Virus

Question 23

Describing a substance that kills microbes in an effort to prevent the spread of a disease

Answer 23

Antimicrobial

Question 24

Occurs when the incidence rate of a disease is higher than expected in a certain area

Answer 24

Epidemic

Question 25

The study of microscopic organisms

Answer 25

Microbiology

Question 26

An epidemic that spreads across a large area, like a continent

Answer 26

Pandemic

Question 27

Disease causing organism; “germ”

Answer 27

Pathogen

Question 28

Mechanisms or organisms (excluding humans) that spread diseases without showing symptoms

Answer 28

Vector