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Marco to Micro Test 1 Review
Macro to Micro
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Science
7th Grade
10/11/2015

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List the six characteristics of all living things:
Definition
  1. All grow and develop (bigger and change)
  2. can reproduce
  3. sense and respond to change (ex-light/temperature)
  4. food and water
  5. made of cells
  6. has DNA
Term
What is the term for the area of science that groups organisms according to structure and function?
Definition
taxonomy
Term
What scientist created our current system of classification and naming of organisms?
Definition
Carolus Linnaeus
Term
List the seven levels of classification:
Definition
  1. kingdom
  2. phylum
  3. class
  4. order
  5. family
  6. genus
  7. species
Term
Give an example of a scientific name of an organism:
Definition
homo sapiens, canis lupus-wolf
Term
What does unicellular mean?
Definition
one-celled
Term
What does multicellular mean?
Definition
many cells
Term
Waht are the three things that ALL cells have in common?
Definition
cell membrane, DNA/Nucleus, cytoplasm
Term

Describe the function of the following organelles:

Mitochondria

Definition
converts food to energy
Term

Describe the function of the following organelles:

Lysosomes

Definition
Cleans up the cells
Term

Describe the function of the following organelles:

Ribosomes

Definition
make proteins
Term

Describe the function of the following organelles:

Endoplasmic reticulum

Definition
passge ways from one part to another
Term

Describe the function of the following organelles:

chlorplasts

Definition
photosynthesis
Term

Describe the function of the following organelles:

vacuoles

Definition
store water
Term

Describe the function of the following organelles:

golgi bodies

Definition
package proteine
Term

Describe the function of the following organelles:

nucleus

Definition
contains DNA / controlls the cell
Term

Describe the function of the following organelles:

cell membrane

Definition
holds the cell together, lets things in and out
Term

Describe the function of the following organelles:

cell wall

Definition
rigid outer layer of plant cells
Term

Describe the function of the following organelles:

cytoplasm

Definition
gel-like fluid that the fills the cell
Term
What organelles are found in plant cells but not in animal cells?
Definition
chloroplasts and cell wall
Term
Who discovered cells and what was he looking at?
Definition
Hooke / cork
Term
List the three parts of the cell theory:
Definition
  1. living things are composed of cells
  2. cells are the basic unit of life
  3. all cells come from existing cells
Term
Wt are the two types of cells found in any organism?
Definition
prokaryotic and eukaryotic
Term
What type of cells do animals have?
Definition
eukaryotic
Term
What organism is made of prokaryotic cells?
Definition
bacteria
Term
Which type of cell has a nucleus?
Definition
eukaryotic
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