Vocabulary List 1

Atom

• Largest living thing

• Basic unit of a chemical element

• A mammal or reptile

• H2O

Carbohydrate

• A type of drink

• A type of sport played with an orange ball

• Organic compounds occurring in food and living tissue

• A way to classify living creatures

Cell Theory

• A theory that all living things are made up of cells

• A theory that all living things are not made up of cells

• A theory that only plants are made up of cells

• A theory that only animals are made up of cells

Cell Wall

• A layer outside the cells of mammals

• A layer outside the cells of reptiles and amphibians

• A layer outside the cells of humans

• A layer outside the cells of plants and bacteria

Cellular Respiration

• Cells multiplying into larger cells

• Cells receiving oxygen and blood supply

• A process to convert chemical energy and release waste

• Cells dying off

Chlorophyll

• Absorbs light in animals to create energy for photosynthesis

• Absorbs light in plants to create energy for photosynthesis

• A type of cleaning solution used to clean the bathroom

• A organ in animals that secretes hormones

Chloroplast

• contains chlorophyll and where photosynthesis takes place

• Only where photosynthesis takes place

• Only where the chlorophyll is contained

• The main organ in animals that controls the nervous system

Chromosome

• A way that plant receive nutrients

• Houses all the cells in a living thing

• A way that animals receive nutrients

• Carries genetic information in the form of genes

Constant

• A reliable way of experimenting

• A quantity that is unknown but assumed to be a fixed value

• A expense that scientists have to pay to continue to do research

• A quantity that is known and assumed to be a changing value

Cytoskeleton

• The scientific name for the human skeleton

• The scientific name for an animals skeleton

• Protein filaments that give the cytoplasm a shape

• The outer skeleton of a bug