metabolism | | Substances that provide the energy and materials that organisms need to grow, develop, and reproduce. |
cell | | Within each cell all of the specialized structures that carry out specific funtions can be called. |
nervous | | The many body parts that help us do things are called _______________. |
reproduce | | This tissue covers the surface of your body and the outside of your organs. |
excretory | | This plant tissue is made up of phloem and xylem. |
multicellular | | This system transports carbon dioxide from the blood to the outside air. |
circulatory | | Is found in most bones and makes red blood cells. |
selectively permeable | | This system contains the kidneys, bladder, lungs, skin, and liver. |
response | | This system breaks down food pieces so they can be absorbed and transported through the body. |
red blood cells | | A Snowshoe hare's fur changing colour from summer to winter is an example of an ____________. |
pseudopods | | A membrane which allows some particles to pass through and not others. |
structure | | Common unicellular organisms that live in water. |
micro-organisms | | This system connects all other organ system. |
cells | | The movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration. |
photosynthetic | | Also called a cell's "command centre". |
cell membrane | | This plant tissue uses the sunlight to produce sugar that the plant uses for energy. |
nucleus | | Most multicellular organisms are made up of this type of cell. |
organisms | | Unicellular organisms which are covered with cilia. |
mycoplasma | | This is the idea that living things could come from non-living things. |
osmosis | | All living things are called. |
diffusion | | The diffusion of water. |
stimulus | | Cells with similar structure and function organize into ____________. |
digestive | | A group of tissues that work together to perform a specific function. |
marrow | | All living things _______________. |
organ | | This system provides a support frame for the body. |
tissue | | Another word to describe microscopic organisms. |
skeletal | | This looks like a thin line that surrounds the whole cell. |
grow | | Organisms that are made up of two or more cells. |
energy | | All living things need ____________. |
nervous | | Are called a plant cell's "solar panels". |
specialized | | Similar cells combine to form ___________. |
nutrients | | This system coordinates and controls the actions of all organs and organ systems. |
tissue | | Organisms that are made up of only a single cell. |
organelles | | The smallest kind of organism scientists have discovered so far belongs to a group of organisms called ______________. |
mitochondria | | The sum of all the different processes that happen in an organism. |
vacuoles | | The smallest known functioning unit of life. |
connective | | This tissue allows you to move. |
amoeba | | All living things are made up of _______________. |
organ system | | This tissue makes up your brain, spinal cord, and nerves. |
function | | Where a cell's chemical reactions occur that convert the energy the cell recieves into a form it can use. |
respiratory | | A group of organs working together to perform a specific task. |
cytoplasm | | A liquid inside the cell which has grainy-looking bits in it. |
epithelial | | All living things _____________. |
muscle | | Anything that causes a response in an organism. |
chloroplasts | | Cells which carry oxygen to all the cells of your body. |
adaptation | | Jumping out of the way of a moving car is an example of a ____________. |
paramecium | | This tissue supports and connects different parts of the body. |
spontaneous generation | | Used by amoeba to move around and capture food. |
unicellular | | Each structure has a specific _______________. |
transport | | Are the "storage rooms" of a cell where nutrients, water and other substances are stored by the cell. |