🧬 Biological Sciences — Flashcards

What is a cell?

The smallest basic unit of life.

What is an organism?

A living thing.

What are the 7 characteristics of living things?

Movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion and nutrition.

What is a microscope used for?

To see objects that are too small to see with the naked eye.

What is a tissue?

A group of similar cells working together.

What is an organ?

A group of tissues working together to perform a function.

What is an organ system?

A group of organs working together.

What is a species?

A group of organisms that can reproduce to produce fertile offspring.

What is a habitat?

The place where an organism lives.

What is an ecosystem?

Living and non-living things interacting in an area.

What is a producer?

An organism, usually a plant, that makes its own food.

What is a consumer?

An organism that gets energy by eating other organisms.

What is a food chain?

A sequence showing how energy passes from one organism to another.

What is a predator?

An organism that hunts and eats another organism.

What is prey?

An organism that is hunted and eaten by a predator.

What is an adaptation?

A feature that helps an organism survive in its environment.

What is photosynthesis?

The process plants use to make food using light energy.

What is respiration?

A process that releases energy from food.

What is reproduction?

The process of producing offspring.

What is biodiversity?

The variety of different living things in an area.

What is a genus?

A group of closely related species.