Test 1 Flashcards
What is life science
Study of areas of science with living things
What is an organism
Any living thing
What is osmosis
Movement of water in living things
What is hibernation
An active state of animals in winter
What is migration
The movement of animals from one place to another and back
What is homeostasis
Process of keeping conditions in body
What is stimulus
Change that causes a response
What is photosynthesis
Photosynthesis is a process used by plants and other organisms to convert light energy, normally from the Sun, into chemical energy
What is excretion
Process of getting rid of waist
What is ingestion
Process of taking in food
What does cell membrane do
It gives shape
What does nucleus do
Controls what goes in and out of cells
What is cellulose
Cellulose is a long chain of linked sugar molecules. It is the main component of plant cell walls
What are ribosomes
Ribosomes are ancient molecular machines that are responsible for production of protein in all living cells.
What are vacuoles
cuoles are storage bubbles found in cells.
