Cell Characteristics

Question 1

What characteristics do all living things share?

Answer 1

Growth and Development
Maintain Homeostasis
Reproduction
Response to Stimuli
Energy Processing
Organized

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Question 2

The world’s simplest multi-cellular living organism

Answer 2

Sponges

Question 3

Tiny; single-cell living organism

Answer 3

Bacteria

Question 4

Other examples of living organism

Answer 4

Diatoms
Fungi Yeast

Question 5

Viruses: living thing or not?

Answer 5

Non-living organism

Question 6

Plants germinate, sprout, root, leaf out, and bloom mainly through the cellular level process of WHAT?

Answer 6

Mitosis

Question 7

Plants germinate, sprout, root, leaf out, and bloom mainly through the cellular level process of mitosis.

Answer 7

Growth and Development

Question 8

All organisms have the ability to grow and develop.

Answer 8

Growth and Development

Question 9

These organisms utilize nourishment from their environment together with instructions coded by their genes.

Answer 9

Growth and Development

Question 10

Examples of Growth and Development in multicellular organisms

Answer 10

Cell Growth
Cell Division

Question 11

[GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT]

Most of the action takes place in _____ __ that includes undifferentiated cells that are capable of specialization.

Answer 11

Meristematic Tissue

Question 12

[GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT]

The cell cycle begins with an ___ in which the cell __ __, _____, ___, ____ __, and ___ ___.

Answer 12

Interphase; secure nutrients, metabolizes, enlarges, synthesizes proteins, and replicates organelles

Question 13

[GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT]

When conditions for cell division are optimal, the cell chromosomes __ and _ _ in the middle of the cell before being pulled apart by __ __.

Answer 13

Condense; line up; spindle fibers

Question 14

[GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT]

In each cell a nucleus reforms to __ _ ___, and a _ _ divides the two cells by _____.

Answer 14

Contain the chromosomes; cell plate; cytokinesis

Question 15

The process through which the plant increases in size.

Answer 15

Plant growth

Question 16

Has healthy leaves and strong stem.

Answer 16

Mature plant

Question 17

The _ ___ is used during photosynthesis while the growth process is enhanced by the __ _ ___.

Answer 17

Light energy; uptake of nutrients

Question 18

The temperature regulation requirements determine dietary caloric requirements and thus the use of niches and resources.

Answer 18

Maintain Homeostasis

Question 19

A thing or event that triggers a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue

Answer 19

Stimuli

Question 20

Maintaining a steady state of internal condition despite varying conditions.

Answer 20

Homeostasis

Question 21

Common method of modification of the heat exchange for most mammals.

Answer 21

Piloerection

Question 22

[MAINTAIN HOMEOSTASIS]

Bodies of smooth muscle that extend from the fibrils of the dermis into connective tissue investment of hair follicle cause the contraction of WHAT?

Answer 22

Musculi Arrectores Pilorum (MAP)

Question 23

Elevates the hair and increases the coat loft, thus increasing its insulative value.

Answer 23

MAP Contraction

Question 24

A part of an arm and central disc becomes detached from the “parent” and develops into an individual sea star.

Answer 24

Reproduction

Question 25

The process of succeeding generations through sexual or asexual processes, which involves passing down of genes from parents to their offspring.

Answer 25

Reproduction

Question 26

Mangrove are capable of growing under extreme environmental conditions such as high and changing salinity and frequent tidal inundation.

Answer 26

Response to Stimuli

Question 27

Process of an organism adjusting to better match its environment.

Answer 27

Adaptation

Question 28

___ __ _ ___ is considers a positive response while ___ __ _ ___ is a negative response.

Answer 28

Reaction towards stimulus; reaction away from stimulus

Question 29

Oxygenic photosynthesis is the most common and is seen in algae, cyanobacteria and plants.

Answer 29

Energy processing

Question 30

All organisms require ___ for their cellular metabolic activities to occur.

Answer 30

Energy

Question 31

Two types of photosynthetic processes

Answer 31

Oxygenic Photosynthesis Anoxygenic Photosynthesis

Question 32

Light energy transfers electrons from water (H2O - oxidized; loses electrons) to carbon dioxide (CO2 - reduced; receives electrons) in order to produce carbohydrates.

Answer 32

Oxygenic Photosynthesis

Question 33

Makes use of electron donors other than water.

Answer 33

Anoxygenic Photosynthesis

Question 34

Contains no by-product of oxygen

Answer 34

Anoxygenic Photosynthesis

Question 35

The human body has 11 systems— some have overlapping functions. Plants only have two organ systems.

Answer 35

Organized

Question 36

In order to function properly and compliment each other to support life forms of an individual.

Answer 36

Organized