What is life and Cell Theory Flashcards
What is the study of life?
Biology.
What is the term used to help you remember all of the
characteristics of life?
Dr. R. Cog
How many characteristics of life are there?
There are 6 characteristics of life.
What are the 6 characteristics of life?
D: DNA
R: Reproduction
R. Responds to environment
C: Cells
O: Obtains Energy
G: Grows and develops
What are the 2 main cell categories?
Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
Where is DNA stored?
Cytoplasm or Nucleus
Where do you get DNA from?
DNA is inherited from an organism’s
parent(s).
What does “prokaryotic” mean?
Before Nucleus
What does Eukaryotic mean
True Nucleus
Prokaryotic cells have a nucleus. True or False
False, Eukaryotic do.
Where is the DNA stored in Prokaryotes?
The cytoplasm
Where is the DNA stored in Eukaryotes?
Nucleus
What is an example of an organism made of prokaryotes?
Bacteria
What are 2 organisms made of eukaryotes?
Plant and animals.
Prokaryotic cells are the most complex cells. True or False
False, Eukaryotes are more complex
Eukaryotic cells evolved from prokaryotic cells. True or False
True
Which category of cells makes up unicellular organisms
((Prokaryote, Eukaryote, or both)?
Both
How do organisms make more of their species
Reproduction
What are the two categories of reproducers?
Asexual and Sexual
Which type of reproducer is made up of only one parent?
Asexual
Offspring from which type of reproducer develops from the
combination of receiving 50% chromosomes from a female
parent and 50% chromosomes from a male parent?
Sexual
Which type of reproduction requires 2 parents 1 from each
gender (1 male, 1 female) to create offspring?
Sexual
