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What is life? and cells
___________________ of life series and cell organelles(sorry :( , but flag means What is Life?)
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Biology
7th Grade
09/29/2012

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What is life?
Definition
Life cannot be defined, but you can list the things they have in common
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SIX CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING THINGS
Definition
Term
What are the 6 characteristics of living things?
Definition
1. Have Cells
2. Sensitivity
3. Reproduce
4. Have DNA
5. Use Energy
6. Grow and Develop
Term
1. Have Cells
Definition
-basic unit of life
- membrane creates an internal enviroment
Term
2. Sensitivity
Definition
- organisms have the ability to sense and respond to change
-Stimuli
-Maintain homeostasis
Term
What is a stimuli?
Definition
things that cause a reaction (sound, light, ect... )
Term
What is homeostasis?
Definition
procecses that keeps conditions stable inside of the body
Term
3. Reproduce
Definition
- Make other organisms like themselves
- Asexual/Sexual
Term
What is asexual reproduction?
Definition
offspring identical to parent
Term
What is sexual reproduction?
Definition
offspring share characteristics of both parents
Term
4. Have DNA
Definition
-Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid
-Passed on from parent to offspring during reproduction
*hereditary
Term
What does hereditary mean?
Definition
Passing of characteristics to offspring
Term
5. Use Energy
Definition
-Energy needed to preform chemical activities
*Respiration
*Metabolism
*Nutrition
*Execrition
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What does respiration mean?
Definition
Chemical reactions that release energy stored in nutrients
Term
What does metabolism mean?
Definition
All chemical reactions in an organism that builds/breaks down materials
Term
What does nutrition mean?
Definition
Taking in needed materials and using them
Term
What does execrition mean?
Definition
Removal of excess materials, wastes, and toxins
Term
6. Grow and Develop
Definition
-Growth
-Development
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What does growth mean?
Definition
increase in size
Term
What does development mean?
Definition
Change in form within one lifespan
Term
NECESSITIES OF LIFE
Definition
Term
What are the 4 things that all living things need?
Definition
1. Food
2. Water
3. Air
4. Shelter
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1. Food
Definition
-provides energy and materials for building cells/body parts
-Producers
-Consumers
*Decomposers
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What is a producer?
Definition
Makes food (Plants, algae, some bacteria)
Term
What is a consumer?
Definition
get food from others (animals)
Term
What is a Decomposer
Definition
get food by breaking down dead (Fungi)
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2. Water
Definition
-Required for metabolic chemical reactions
Term
3. Air
Definition
-Oxygen required for metabolism
-Carbon Dioxyd required for photosynthesis
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4. Shelter
Definition
One place with all survival needs
Term
CHEMISTRY OF LIFE
Definition
Term
What are the 6 important elements in living things
Definition
Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
Sulfur
Term
What are the biomolecules?
Definition
1. Proteins
2. Carbohydrates
3. Lipids
4. Nucleic Acids
Term
SUBUNIT BIOMOLECULES
Proteins
Definition
Term
What are proteins made of?
Definition
Amino acids
Term
Proteins are __________________ to provide amino acids
Definition
broken down
Term
What are the uses for carbs?
Definition
1. Structure
2. Transport
3. Increase rate of chemical reactions
4. Hormones
5. Protection
Term
What are examples of structure?
Definition
hair, feathers, cell membranes
Term
What are examples of transport?
Definition
hemoglobin
Term
What are examples of Increase rate of chemical reactions?
Definition
enzimes
Term
What are examples of hormones
Definition
Chemical messages
Term
What are examples of protection?
Definition
Antibodies
Term
SUBUNIT BIOMOLECULES
Carbs
Definition
Term
Carbs are the ____________________ for organisms
Definition
main source of energy
Term
What are the types of carbs?
Definition
1. Monosaccharide
2. Disaccharide
3. Polysaccharide
Term
What are examples of monosaccharides?
Definition
Glucose, Fructose
Term
What are examples of disaccharides?
Definition
Sucrose (table sugar)
Term
What are examples of polysaccharides?
Definition
- Glycogen, starch
- Cellulose and Chitin
*Provide structure
Term
SUBUNITS BIOMOLECULES
Lipids
Definition
Term
What are lipids?
Definition
Compounds that cant mix with water
Term
Fats and Oils
Definition
- Store energy
- Fats are solid at room temperature, and common in animals
- Oils are liquid at room temperature, and common in plants
Term
What are phospholipids?
Definition
Make up cell membrane
Term
How many layers of phospholipids are there?
Definition
2
Term
What are the two parts of the phospholipid bilayer?
Definition
- Hydrophobic tail
- Hydrophilic head
Term
SUBUNITS BIOMOLECULES
Nucleic Acids
Definition
Term
What are the subunits of nucleic acids?
Definition
Nucleotides
Term
What are some nucleotides?
Definition
sugar, phosphate group, nitrogen base
Term
What is DNA?
Definition
Blueprint of life and instructions to make cell's proteins
Term
What is RNA?
Definition
Acids in protein and synthesis
Term
What does ATP stand for?
Definition
Adenosin TriPhosphate
Term
Where does ATP come from?
Definition
transfered into energy (ATP) from carbohydrates and lipids
Term
What does ATP do?
Definition
Powers cellular work
Term
What is the cell theory?
Definition
1. Cells are the most basic unit of life
2. All living things are made of cells
3. New cells come from already existing cells
Term
What are other names for the cell membrane?
Definition
plasma membrane
Term
What is the cell membrane made of?
Definition
Phospholipid bilayer
Term
What is the cell membrane?
Definition
Thin, flexible barrier around the cell
Term
What does the cell membrane do?
Definition
Regulates what comes in and goes out
Term
What is the cytoplasm?
Definition
Fluid and all organelles inside the cell membrane
- All organelles except nucleus
- The fluid part is called the cytosol
Term
What does the nucleus do?
Definition
Contains DNA, which controls cells activities by directing which proteins to assemble
Term
What is surrounding the nucleus?
Definition
Nuclear Membrane (aka Nuclear Envolope)
Term
Where is the nucleolus?
Definition
Inside the nucleus
Term
What does the nucleolus do?
Definition
Creates ribosomes
- RNA+protein=ribosomes
Term
What is the process of making ribosomes called?
Definition
Protein synthesis
Term
Where can you find ribosomes?
Definition
Attached to the ER or they are floating around in the cytosol
Term
What are the types of ER?
Definition
1. Smooth ER
2. Rough ER
Term
What is the smooth ER?
Definition
There are no ribosomes. Preforms lipid synthesis
Term
What is the rough ER?
Definition
Ribosomes are attached on the surface. Preforms membrane synthesis
Term
What is the ER's made of?
Definition
Interconnected membranes
Term
What is the function of both ER's?
Definition
Transports proteins and lipids
Term
What are 2 other names for the golgi apparatus?
Definition
Golgi complex, golgi body
Term
What is the golgi apparatus made of?
Definition
Stack of flattened membranes
Term
Where does the golgi apparatus get its materials from?
Definition
The ER
Term
What does the golgi apparatus do?
Definition
Sorts, packages, and transports materials
Term
What are vesicles?
Definition
Small bubble like organelles
Term
What do vesicles do?
Definition
Transports materials within cells
Term
What do the vesicles do in specific?
Definition
Transports proteins from the rough ER to the golgi apparatus
Term
What do the mitochondrion/mitochondria do?
Definition
Performs cellular respiration
Term
What does cellular respiration do?
Definition
Coverts food energy to ATP
Term
What is inside lysosomes?
Definition
digestive enzymes
Term
What do the lysosomes do?
Definition
Breaks down materials as biomolecules, damaged organelles, ect. for use by cells
Term
Where do you find lysosomes?
Definition
ONLY IN ANIMALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Term
What does the cytoskeleton do?
Definition
Provides structure, support, and movement
Term
What makes up the cytoskeleton?
Definition
Protein filament
Term
What is the flagella and cilia?
Definition
Part of the cytoskeleton
Term
What does the flagella and cilia do?
Definition
Allows movement
Term
What does the cilia look like?
Definition
Short hairlike structures
Term
What does the flagella look like?
Definition
Long, whip like structures
Term
ONLY PLANTS HAVE
Definition
Term
Cell wall
Definition
- Outside the cell membrane
- Protects and supports
- Made of cellulose
Term
Chloroplasts
Definition
- Organelle containing chloroplasts
- Site of photosynthesis
Term
Central Vacuole
Definition
- Large compartment
- Stores materials such as water, nutrients, waste
Term
One way naturals enter and leave cells is by _______________
Definition
Diffusion
Term
What is diffusion?
Definition
The movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
Term
What is osmosis?
Definition
- Special type of diffusion
- Diffusion of water through the semipermeable membrane
Term
What is the difference between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells?
Definition
- Eukaryotic: have nucleus
- Prokaryotic: do not have nucleus
Term
What are some examples of eukaryotic cells?
Definition
Animal, plants, and fungi
Term
What are some examples of prokaryotic cells?
Definition
Eubacteria and archaebacteria
Term
Prokaryotic cells ________________________
Definition
Lack most organelles
Term
What do prokaryotic cells have?
Definition
1. Cell Wall (most)
2. Cell Membrane
3. Cytoplasm
4. Ribosomes
5. Circular DNA located in an area
* Nucleoid
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