Non-Living to Living Systems Flashcards
big bang
the creation of the universe at the beginning of time
matter
everything except light
atoms
building blocks of matter
comounds
2 or more different atoms that chemically combined
macromolecules
The formation of molecules
organelles
organized and specialized structures within all living things
cells
basic functions of all living things. Living world (3.7)
prokaryotic
cells with nuclei
Eukaryotic
cells without nuclei
unicellular
one celled organism
multicellular
more than one celled organism
tissue
a group of similar cells that work together
organ
groups of different tissues working together
organ system
A group of different organs working together
organism
a group of organ system
species
A group of the same organisms.
population
he same species living and reproducing together
community
Populations living and reproducing together
habitat
Where all living things live
ecosystem
biotic and abiotic factor living in one space
biome
a large community of vegetation and wildlife
biosphere
The parts of earth where life exists
tundra
cold, little plants, and mostly dry
coniferous forest
evergreen trees, kind of cold, and not very fertile soil
deciduous forest
falling leaves, fertile soil, kind of raining
desert
hot, dry, little plants
grassland
dry, cool, fertile soil
aquatic biome
cold, wet, and many plants
rainforest
wet, many plants, rainy
weather
current
climate
over 30 years
climograph
tells the climate in an area
