· Found in both plant and animal cells.

· Stores water, food, and wastes.

· Found in both plant and animal cells.

· Gel-like substance that holds organelles

· Found in both plant and animal cells.

· Organelle that allows materials to enter and leave the cell.

· Found only in plant cells.

· Provides rigid support.

· Located outside of the cell membrane.

· Found in both plant and animal cells

· A network that provides a way for substances to move around a cell.

· A place where proteins are made.

· Found in both plant and animal cells.

· Uses oxygen to release energy from food molecules during cellular respiration.

· An organelle found only in plant cells.

· Converts light energy into chemical energy.

· Contains chlorophyll

Cells are shaped to match their function. This is the shape of an animal cell.

Cells are shaped to match their function. This is the shape of a plant cell.

Select ALL scientists whose ideas formed the Cell Theory.

Which is NOT part of the cell theory?

DNA (deocyribonucleic acid) is located in the nucleus and contains genetic code.

Chromosomes are made up of tightly wound sections of DNA (deocyribonucleic acid).

Chromosomes are usually ____

During this phase of the cell cycle, cells grow and carry out life functions.

· One of two types of cell division.

· A process that creates an exact copy of the original cell.

· One of two types of cell division.

· Produces egg and sperm (sex cells).

· Produces cells with half the number of chromosomes needed to create a new organism.

The basic unit of life.

This is formed when groups of cells together perform the same function.

· A part of an organism made up of layers of different tissues.

· The heart is an example.

· Formed when a group of organs work together.

· An example is the circulatory system.

· The most complex level of cellular organization.

· Plants, slugs, dolphins, and humans are examples.

An organism made up of only one cell.

An organism made up of more than one cell.

A chemical process that occurs in cells in which sugar and oxygen are combined to form water and carbon dioxide.

· A type of passive transport through a cell membrane.

· A process in which water moves through a cell membrane.

· A type of passive transport through a cell membrane (substances other than water).

· A process in which molecules such as waste products move through a cell membrane.

A process in which plants take in carbon dioxide and water and produce oxygen and sugar using energy from the sun.

A chemical in chloroplasts that uses solar energy to produce sugar.

· Organisms that use the process of photosynthesis to make sugars.

· Plants are examples.

· A change in the order of the DNA code.

· Can be inherited by the next generation.

· Can be helpful, harmful or have no effect.

· The physical appearance of a trait.

· Ex: Some pea plants are short, some are tall.

· The combination of letters which represent inherited gene pairs.

· "Tt" would mean the plant has the genes for tall and short height.

The passing of traits from one generation to the next generation.

· A characteristic that can be inherited.

· Can be dominant or recessive

· The trait that will appear regardless of the other trait.

· Represented by a capital letter in the genotype.

· The trait that is hidden by the dominant trait.

· Represented by a lower case letter in the genotype.

· A trait has two dominant or two recessive genes.

· Represented by two capital or two lower case letters.

· A trait that has one dominant and one recessive gene.

· Represented by a capital and lower case letter.

· A graphic organizer that is used to predict the outcome of specific traits in offspring.

· Each square represents 25% probability.

· An inherited physical feature that helps an animal survive in its habitat.

· Examples are webbed feet for swimming, or a long narrow beak to get nectar from a flower.

"Survival of the fittest", in which helpful variations make up most of a population, describes

The shape of the DNA molecule.

· Similar looking organisms with the same scientific name.

· The lowest level of classification of livings things.

The scientific name of an organism is written as ____

When all of the members of a particular species have died off.

Organisms that do NOT have a nucleus in their cells.

Organisms that have a nucleus in their cells.

· A group of organisms living in the same area and interacting with each other.

· In a pond, plants, fish, ducks and turtles.

· Things related to living or once-living things that affect an organism and its environment.

· Predators, parasites, and animal wastes are examples.

· Non-living things that affect organisms in their environment.

· Temperature, rainfall amounts, and acidity of lakes are examples.

Made up of all the members of a single species living in the same place and sharing the same resources.

A community interacting with biotic and abiotic factors in a particular habitat.

Which of the following is NOT part of the water cycle?

· break down the remains of dead organisms

· bacteria, fungi and mold

Eats plants or animals in the food chain

First-order consumers are ____

Second-order consumers are ____

Third-order consumers are ____

· A cold, windy, dry, treeless region ear the north pole.

· Covered with permafrost, few animals.

· The largest land biome, with cold winters and warm summers.

· Pine trees are the major plants.

· Bears, moose, and elk.

· Region with four seasons

· Trees, shrubs, ferns, mosses

· Squirrels, deer, raccoons, ducks

· Has a dry season that prevents trees from growing.

· Grazing animals, burrowing animals, insects

· Less than 25 cm of rain per year

· Plants have long roots close to the surface to capture and store water

· Driest biome

Which of the following is NOT an aquatic biome?

Two or more different species living together in a close relationship is ______.

A relationship between two different species in which BOTH species benefit.

A relationship between two different species in which one organism benefits and the other is not helped or harmed.

A relationship between two different species in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed.

The response of a plant to a stimulus is a

A process in which a plant enters a state of inactivity.

A process in which an animal enters a state of inactivity in response to cold temperatures.

When animals move to another location in response to seasonal changes.

When one community is gradually replaced by another community as environmental conditions change.

When water becomes depleted of oxygen causing plant and animal life to die. Often caused by fertilizer from farms causing an overgrowth of algae on the surface of bodies of water.

Water gets into tiny cracks in rocks. When the water freezes it expands and breaks the rock into smaller pieces.

When dissolved substances react with rock causing it to be broken down into different materials.

When soil, sand, and rocks are moved by wind, water, and gravity to a new location.

Turbidity refers to the amount of particles in water. Low turbidity water is clear, while water with high turbidity is cloudy.

A large area of land where all of the water eventually drains into the same body of water.

A smaller stream that makes its way to a river.

A body of water where fresh water and salt water meet.

Which of the following is NOT a renewable resource?

Which of the following IS a renewable resource?