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Biotic

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living

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Abiotic

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non-living

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Mrs H. Gren

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movement, respiration, sensitivity, homeostasis, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrition

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Saprotrophic nutrition

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Fungi that secret extracellular enzymes into the area outside their body to dissolve their food, so they can then absorb the nutrients

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Examples of Prokaryotes

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bacteria, virus

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Definition of Prokaryotes

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don’t have membrane-bound organelles, no nucleus, can have a plasmid

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Examples of Eukaryotes

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plants. animals, fungi, protoctists

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Definition of Eukaryotes

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have membrane-bound organelles, nucleus

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Definition of nucleus

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control cell activity, DNA

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Definition of ribosomes

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makes proteins

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Definition of cell membrane

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controls which substances can enter or leave the cell

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Definition of cytoplasm

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a jelly-like substance inside the cell, where metabolic/chemical reactions happen, contains enzymes

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Definition of cell wall

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a non-living layer found on the outside of some cells for support

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Definition of vacuole

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filled with cell sap, supports the cell

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Definition of chloroplast

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for photosynthesis, absorbs light, synthesizes sugars, has chlorophyll

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Definition of mitochondria

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powerhouse of the cell, where aerobic respiration takes place

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Definition of excretion

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process by which metabolic wastes are removed from the body

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Definition of respiration

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the release of energy from food in the lungs

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Definition of homeostatis

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process by which organisms maintain a relatively stable internal environment

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Levels of organisation

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organelles –> cells –> tissue –> organ –> organ system –> organism

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Animal Cell (Uni/Multi, cell wall, photosynthesise, single-celled organisms, plasmids, reproduce in living cells, store carbohydrates as, hyphae)

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  • multicellular
  • no cell wall
  • can’t photosynthesise
  • not single-celled
  • no plasmids
  • can’t reproduce
  • store carbohydrates as glycogen
  • no hyphae
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Plant Cell (Uni/Multi, cell wall, photosynthesise, single-celled organisms, plasmids, reproduce in living cells, store carbohydrates as, hyphae)

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  • multicellular
  • cellulose cell wall
  • photosynthesise
  • not single-celled
  • no plasmids
  • can’t reproduce
  • store carbohydrates as starch/sucrose
  • no hyphae
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Bacteria (Uni/Multi, cell wall, photosynthesise, single-celled organisms, plasmids, reproduce in living cells, store carbohydrates, hyphae)

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  • unicellular
  • cell wall
  • a few photosynthesise
  • not single-celled
  • no plasmids
  • can’t reproduce
  • store carbohydrates as glycogen
  • no hyphae
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Virus (Uni/Multi, cell wall, photosynthesise, single-celled organisms, plasmids, reproduce in living cells, store carbohydrates as, hyphae, DNA)

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  • unicellular
  • no cell wall
  • can’t photosynthesise
  • not single-celled
  • no plasmids
  • can reproduce
  • store carbohydrates as glycan
  • no hyphae
  • have RNA or DNA
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Fungi (Uni/Multi, cell wall, photosynthesise, single-celled organisms, plasmids, reproduce in living cells, store carbohydrates as, hyphae)

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  • some are multicellular
  • chitin cell wall (saprotrophic nutrition)
  • can’t photosynthesis
  • some single-celled
  • plasmids
  • can’t reproduce
  • store carbohydrates as glycogen
  • mycelium made from thread-like structures called hyphae
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Protoctista (Uni/Multi, cell wall, photosynthesise, single-celled organisms, plasmids, reproduce in living cells, store carbohydrates as, hyphae)

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  • unicellular
  • a few have a cell wall
  • some photosynthesis
  • single-celled
  • no plasmids
  • can’t reproduce
  • don’t store carbohydrates as starch
  • no hyphae
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Which ones are pathogens?

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fungi, bacteria, protoctists, viruses

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