Question | Answer |
What is the smallest unit that can perform all life's tasks? | cell |
Different organs working together to perform a major function in an organism | organism |
Group of similar cells that are specialized to perform a particular function | tissue |
Group of specialized tissues that are gathered in a certain part of the organism to perform a particular function together | organ |
What is the correct order of organization of a an organism, starting with the simplest? | Cell -> Tissue -> Organ -> Organ system -> Organism |
Made of many subsystems interacting together | Organism |
What two organelles does a plant cell have the an animal cell does not? | cell wall and chloroplasts |
One brick in a building can best be compared to which level of organization? | cell |
An entire building can best be compared to which level of organization? | an organism |
When looking at a specimen under the microscope, you should be able to groups of similar cells? what is this called | A Tissue |
When looking at a specimen under the microscope, you will see a large dot in the center of the cell. This is the largest organelle in the cell | nucleus |
When looking at the leaf a plant under the microscope, you will see tiny, green dots. Which organelle are these green dots? | Chloroplast |
What is the function (job) of the cell wall? | Support and protection. Allows plant to stand upright |
What is the function (job) of the chloroplast? | Aids in photosynthesis, allow the plant to turn light energy into chemical energy |
What is the shape of a plant cell? | square |
What is the shape of an animal cell ? | circle |