Science Vocab Hierarchal Unit

This is an inherited characteristic that increases an organism's chance of survival.

• Cell Theory

• Adaptation

• Animal Cell

• Chloroplast

One celled organism that is made of many parts but cannot make its own food. They are classified by whether they have a backbone or not.

• Bacteria

• Cell

• Cell membrane

• Animal

This structure provides support and protection for plant cells.

• Cell Wall

• Cell Membrane

• Cell Division

• Chloroplast

This is to order or group by like or different properties.

• Cell Theory

• Cell Division

• Characteristics of Life

• Classify

This is the structural and functional unit of all living organisms, and are sometimes called the " building blocks of life"

• Cell Theory

• Cell Division

• Cell

• Bacteria

One celled organisms that reproduce by fission

• Bacteria

• Chloroplast

• Size

• Virus

A group of tissues working together to perform a similar function

• Tissues

• Organ

• Organelle

• Organism

This holds an organism hereditary information

• Nucleus

• Eukaryote

• DNA

• Fungi

This kind of cell has a large central vacuole and cell wall

• Eukaryote

• Animal cell

• Prokaryote

• Plant cell

This is a kingdom of heterotrophs that obtain energy and nutrients from dead and decaying organic matter.

• Comparison

• Homeostasis

• Fungi

• Non- living