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6th grade Diversity of Life - 1-3

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  • What cells have green dots called chloroplasts?
    plant cells
  • referring to something that has never been alive
    nonliving
  • What converts the energy in food into usable energy for the cell?
    mitochondrion
  • Having a pulse is a characteristic of all living things. True/False
    False
  • What is the cell boundary that controls what enters and leaves the cell?
    cell membrane
  • This cell is an exact copy of the original, but half as big
    daughter cell
  • referring to something that is no longer living
    dead
  • All living things need water. T/F
    True
  • Why might a child think a cloud is living?
    because of the cloud's movement
  • What is labeled number 6 on the cell?
    cytoplasm
  • single-celled organism
    paramecia
  • Why are cheek cells and plant cells not considered living organisms?
    They depend on many systems in the organism
  • All living systems exchange gas. T/F
    True
  • Where is the cell's genetic material contained?
    nucleus
  • What is labeled #2 on the cell?
    vacuole
  • A characteristic of a living system would be if it can reproduce? T/F
    True
  • All the interior of a cell, except the nucleus
    cytoplasm
  • How can a single cell be considered an organism?
    If it can live independently and meet all its needs
  • All living systems do NOT respond to the environment. T/F
    False
  • True /False A characteristic of a living system is movement.
    FALSE
  • organell containing chlorophyll
    chloroplast
  • What helps scientists learn about things too small to be seen with their eyes?
    Microscope
  • Is a leaf that has fallen from a tree considered nonliving or dead?
    dead
  • What is labeled number 5?
    mitochondria
  • Are single cell organisms that can not live on their own considered a living organism?
    No
  • What are at least three of the characteristics for life?
    growth, need energy (food and water), exchange gases, respond to environment, reproduce, eliminate waste, need a suitable environment to live
  • What is labeled number 4?
    cell membrane
  • What is labeled number 1?
    nucleus
  • basic unit of life
    cell
  • The invention of the microscope led to the discovery of cells. T/F
    T