The Nature of Life

Question 0

Proteins

Answer 0

Food molecules that are amino acids such as meat

Question 1

Stimulus

Answer 1

Anything that causes a living organism to react.

Question 2

Carbohydrates

Answer 2

Food molecules that are sugars and starches.

Question 3

Lipids

Answer 3

Food molecules that are fatty acids such as cholesterol,oils and waxes.

Question 4

Minerals

Answer 4

An object made of natural occurrence. Iron, salt

Question 5

Vitamins

Answer 5

A group on organic compounds needed for growth.

Question 6

Chloroplasts

Answer 6

Where photosynthesis takes place

Question 7

Vacuole

Answer 7

A space inside the cytoplasm of a cell used for storing things.

Question 8

Cell Wall

Answer 8

The outside of a cell

Question 9

Locomotion

Answer 9

The life process of moving from place to place by the organisms own choice.

Question 10

Soluble

Answer 10

Something can be dissolved in water

Question 11

Cellular Respiration

Answer 11

The process of the cell making energy (ATP)

Question 12

Niche

Answer 12

An animal’s habitat.

Question 13

Life Processes

Answer 13

Things that organisms do to live

Question 14

Nutrition

Answer 14

The life process of food-getting or food-making such as photosynthesis.

Question 15

Glucose

Answer 15

A sugar that is an important energy source.

Question 16

Ingestion

Answer 16

Eating or consuming something.

Question 17

Digestion

Answer 17

The process of breaking down food into smaller pieces so the body can use it.

Question 18

Enzymes

Answer 18

Chemicals that help break down food.

Question 19

Sessile

Answer 19

An organism that is fixed in one place.

Question 20

Absorption

Answer 20

The movement of soluble food through a cell membrane.

Question 21

Diffusion

Answer 21

The process of allowing soluble solutions to pass through a selective membrane.

Question 22

Semi-Preamble

Answer 22

The same process as diffusion.

Question 23

Osmosis

Answer 23

The passage of water across a selective membrane.

Question 24

Circulation

Answer 24

The movement of soluble food, oxygen and wastes through an organism.

Question 25

Excretion

Answer 25

The process in which an organism gets rid of waste. Solid, liquid or gas.

Question 26

How is cellular respiration done?

Answer 26

1) Oxygen enters the cell
2) Oxygen and soluble food chemically react in a “burning” process called oxidation
3) Chemical energy is converted to energy used by the organism to complete life processes
4) Heat energy and wastes are given off

Question 27

Oxidation

Answer 27

The chemical reaction that happens when oxygen and soluble food are combined in a cell.

Question 28

Sensitivity

Answer 28

The process in which a living organism reacts or responds to stimulus.

Question 29

Reproduction

Answer 29

The process in which a living organism produces more of its own kind.

Question 30

Sexual Reproduction

Answer 30

Requires the formation of special sex cells.

Question 31

Asexual Reproduction

Answer 31

Does not require any special sex cells.

Question 32

Growth

Answer 32

The process in which a living thing increases in size by using raw materials (food and water) to make more protoplasm.