Living things and cells

Question 1

Seven characteristics of living things

Answer 1

Movement
Respiration
Response
Reproduction
Excretion
Growth
Feeding

Question 2

Differences between plant and animals cells

Answer 2

Vacuoles
Cell Wall
Chloropast

Question 3

What is used to test the nucleus and the cell wall?

Answer 3

Iodine is used to stain the ucleus and cell wall when viewing a plant cell.

Question 4

What is used to test animal cells?

Answer 4

Methylene blue is used to dye animal cells.

Question 5

What is the function of the chloroplasts?

Answer 5

Where photosynthesis takes place

Question 6

What is the function of the vacuole?

Answer 6

Stores water

Question 7

What is the function of the Nucleus?

Answer 7

DNA

Question 8

What is the function of the cell wall?

Answer 8

Provides structure and support

Question 9

What is the function of the cell membrane?

Answer 9

It surrounds the cell controls (what goes in and out)

Question 10

What is cytoplasm?

Answer 10

A jelly-like substance

Question 11

What is fine focus used for?

Answer 11

Precise magnification

Question 12

What is the stage?

Answer 12

Holds slide for viewing

Question 13

What is of course focus?

Answer 13

Moves stage and brings object closer

Question 14

What is the objective lens?

Answer 14

Better magnification

Question 15

What is respiration?

Answer 15

The release of energy from food

Question 16

What is excretion?

Answer 16

Getting rid of waste

Question 17

What is response?

Answer 17

Detect and react to things around you

Question 18

What is a tissue?

Answer 18

A group of cells that work together

Question 19

What is an organ?

Answer 19

A group of tissues that work together

Question 20

What is a system?

Answer 20

A group of organs that work together

Question 21

What is an organism?

Answer 21

The result of all systems working together

Question 22

What is unicellular?

Answer 22

Some bacterias only exist in a single cell

Question 23

What is an organelle?

Answer 23

The structures in cells

Question 24

What is homeostasis?

Answer 24

Organisms must ensure that the conditions stay the same, even though their environment may change

Question 25

What is an enzyme?

Answer 25

A chemical made by living cells that can speed up or slow down chemical reactions without changing

Question 26

What is the cycle of enzymes?

Answer 26

Starch > amylase > maltose > maltise > single glucose

Question 27

What is the coarse focus wheel?

Answer 27

Brings the image into rough focus

Question 28

What is a symbiosis?

Answer 28

A relationship between organisms of different species

Question 29

What is a niche?

Answer 29

Describes the role of an organism in its habitat (Plant = product)

Question 30

What is the equation for respiration?

Answer 30

C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O

Question 31

What are the reactants of respiration?

Answer 31

Glucose + Oxygen

Question 32

What are the products of respiration?

Answer 32

Water + Carbon dioxide

Question 33

What are invertebrates?

Answer 33

Animals with no backbone e.g spider

Question 34

What are vertebrates?

Answer 34

Has a backbone e.g human or cow