Science_Vocab_GP4_Life Science

Question 1

makes its own food

Answer 1

autotrophic

Question 2

doesn’t make its own food

Answer 2

heterotrophic

Question 3

cellular respiration

Answer 3

a series of chemical reactions in which energy stored in food is converted to a form of energy that the cell can use

Question 5

arrangement of organisms into orderly groups based on their similarities also known as classification

Answer 5

taxonomy

Question 5

a flexible structure that holds the cells together; forms a boundary between the cell and its environment; it helps control what enters and leaves the cell.

Answer 5

cell membrane

Question 6

a gelatinlike substance found inside the cell membrane; two thirds is water; also contains many chemicals that are needed by the cell; where the cell’s activities take place

Answer 6

cytoplasm

Question 7

Archaea

Answer 7

live in harsh environments (extreme lovers) and may represent the first cells to have evolved

Question 7

hierarchy of life

Answer 7

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, species

Question 8

a structure outside the cell membrane of plants, algae, fungi and many types of bacteria (NOT animal cells); it helps support and protect these cells

Answer 8

cell wall

Question 9

Eubacteria

Answer 9

bacteria, some of which cause human diseases, some are beneficial, are present in almost all habitats on Earth

Question 9

taxon (taxa plural)

Answer 9

a category into which related organisms are placed

Question 9

heterotrophic

Answer 9

doesn’t make its own food

Question 9

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, species

Answer 9

hierarchy of life

Question 9

excnot in bacteria; specialized cell parts inside the cell membrane that perform cell activities necessary for life

Answer 9

organelle

Question 11

most are unicellular - some are multicellular; some are autotrophic (makes its own food) - others are heterotrophic (consume food)

Answer 11

Protista

Question 12

(pro-before + karon- nut or kernal, referring to the cell nucleus); organisms without a cell nucleus - or any other membrance bound organelles; most are unicellular, but some are multi-cellular. Includes Archaea and Eubacteria

Answer 12

prokrayote

Question 13

chromosomes

Answer 13

located in the nucleus; contains DNA - a chemical that determines which traits an organism will have.

Question 15

multi-cellular; ingestive heterotrophs (consume food and digest it within their bodies); feed on plants or animals

Answer 15

Animalia

Question 16

cytoplasm

Answer 16

a gelatinlike substance found inside the cell membrane; two thirds is water; also contains many chemicals that are needed by the cell; where the cell’s activities take place

Question 17

Animalia

Answer 17

multi-cellular; ingestive heterotrophs (consume food and digest it within their bodies); feed on plants or animals

Question 17

a structure formed when different types of tissue work together

Answer 17

organ

Question 18

Have membrane bound nucleus and organelles - Four Kingdoms: 1. Protista (protozoa, algae, etc.). 2. Fungi (mushroom, yeasts, ?) 3. Plantae (multicellular plants) 4. Animalia (multicellular animals)

Answer 18

Eukarya

Question 19

1. All living things are made of one or more cells; 2. The cell is the basic unit of life in which the activites of lif life occur; 3. All cells come from cells that already exist.

Answer 19

cell theory

Question 20

autotrophic

Answer 20

makes its own food

Question 20

organelle

Answer 20

excnot in bacteria; specialized cell parts inside the cell membrane that perform cell activities necessary for life

Question 20

bacteria, some of which cause human diseases, some are beneficial, are present in almost all habitats on Earth

Answer 20

Eubacteria

Question 21

cell organelles that convert food energy into a form that the cell can use (a process called cellular respiration)

Answer 21

mitrochondria

Question 22

a category into which related organisms are placed

Answer 22

taxon (taxa plural)

Question 22

located in the nucleus; contains DNA - a chemical that determines which traits an organism will have.

Answer 22

chromosomes

Question 23

the process by which plants, algae and many types of bacteria convert some energy from sunlight, water and carbon dioxide into food energy and oxygen.

Answer 23

photosynthesis

Question 24

two word naming system, Genus species -- Latin or Greek - Italicized in print - capitalize Genus but not species. Underline when written by hand

Answer 24

binomial nomenclature

Question 25

groups of cells that all do the same sort of work.

Answer 25

tissue

Question 26

prokrayote

Answer 26

(pro-before + karon- nut or kernal, referring to the cell nucleus); organisms without a cell nucleus - or any other membrance bound organelles; most are unicellular, but some are multi-cellular. Includes Archaea and Eubacteria

Question 28

diagram showing how organisms are related based on shared, derived characteristics such as feather, hair or scales

Answer 28

cladogram

Question 29

an organelle which contains the hereditary material (chromosomes) of a cell of organisms (other than bacteria); acts as the control center of the cell

Answer 29

nucleus

Question 30

Eukarya

Answer 30

Have membrane bound nucleus and organelles - Four Kingdoms: 1. Protista (protozoa, algae, etc.). 2. Fungi (mushroom, yeasts, ?) 3. Plantae (multicellular plants) 4. Animalia (multicellular animals)

Question 32

scientists that identify and name organisms

Answer 32

taxonomists

Question 33

binomial nomenclature

Answer 33

two word naming system, Genus species -- Latin or Greek - Italicized in print - capitalize Genus but not species. Underline when written by hand

Question 34

cell

Answer 34

smallest unit of life in all living things

Question 35

a series of chemical reactions in which energy stored in food is converted to a form of energy that the cell can use

Answer 35

cellular respiration

Question 36

dichotomous key

Answer 36

used to identify organisms; characteristics given in pairs

Question 38

cellulose

Answer 38

stored plant food and in cell walls

Question 39

multi-cellular except yeast; absorptive heterotrophs (digest food outside their bodies, then absorb it); cell walls made of chitin

Answer 39

fungi

Question 41

Eukaryote

Answer 41

organisms whose cells are orgainxed into complex structures by internal membranes and a cytoskeleton; have a membrane bound nucleus which comes from the Greek (karyon meaning good/true); includes animals, plants, fungi and protists.

Question 42

taxonomy

Answer 42

arrangement of organisms into orderly groups based on their similarities also known as classification

Question 43

photosynthesis

Answer 43

the process by which plants, algae and many types of bacteria convert some energy from sunlight, water and carbon dioxide into food energy and oxygen.

Question 44

fungi

Answer 44

multi-cellular except yeast; absorptive heterotrophs (digest food outside their bodies, then absorb it); cell walls made of chitin

Question 46

tissue

Answer 46

groups of cells that all do the same sort of work.

Question 47

live in harsh environments (extreme lovers) and may represent the first cells to have evolved

Answer 47

Archaea

Question 48

cell wall

Answer 48

a structure outside the cell membrane of plants, algae, fungi and many types of bacteria (NOT animal cells); it helps support and protect these cells

Question 50

chloroplast

Answer 50

green organelles in green plants and algae where the most photosynthesis takes place

Question 51

smallest unit of life in all living things

Answer 51

cell

Question 52

organ system

Answer 52

a group of organs that work together to do a certain job.

Question 53

cell theory

Answer 53

1. All living things are made of one or more cells; 2. The cell is the basic unit of life in which the activites of lif life occur; 3. All cells come from cells that already exist.

Question 54

Protista

Answer 54

most are unicellular - some are multicellular; some are autotrophic (makes its own food) - others are heterotrophic (consume food)

Question 56

taxonomists

Answer 56

scientists that identify and name organisms

Question 57

cladogram

Answer 57

diagram showing how organisms are related based on shared, derived characteristics such as feather, hair or scales

Question 58

nucleus

Answer 58

an organelle which contains the hereditary material (chromosomes) of a cell of organisms (other than bacteria); acts as the control center of the cell

Question 59

organ

Answer 59

a structure formed when different types of tissue work together

Question 60

used to identify organisms; characteristics given in pairs

Answer 60

dichotomous key

Question 61

a group of organs that work together to do a certain job.

Answer 61

organ system

Question 62

multi-cellular; autotrophic (makes its own food) ; absorb sunlight to make glucose through photosynthesis

Answer 62

Plantae

Question 63

organisms whose cells are orgainxed into complex structures by internal membranes and a cytoskeleton; have a membrane bound nucleus which comes from the Greek (karyon meaning good/true); includes animals, plants, fungi and protists.

Answer 63

Eukaryote

Question 64

mitrochondria

Answer 64

cell organelles that convert food energy into a form that the cell can use (a process called cellular respiration)

Question 65

Plantae

Answer 65

multi-cellular; autotrophic (makes its own food) ; absorb sunlight to make glucose through photosynthesis

Question 66

stored plant food and in cell walls

Answer 66

cellulose

Question 67

cell membrane

Answer 67

a flexible structure that holds the cells together; forms a boundary between the cell and its environment; it helps control what enters and leaves the cell.

Question 68

green organelles in green plants and algae where the most photosynthesis takes place

Answer 68

chloroplast