Science

Cells & classification of living things

According to cell theory, the _____ is the basic unit of life.

cell

The 7 main characteristics of living things are movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, and _____.

nutrition

The _____ controls what enters and leaves the cell.

cell membrane

In the binomial naming system, an organism's scientific name is made of its _____ and species.

genus

Respiration happens in the _____, which release energy for the cell.

mitochondria

he seven classification levels from broadest to most specific are Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and _____.

Species

Photosynthesis takes place inside plant cell organelles called _____.

chloroplasts

A physical feature or behaviour that helps an organism survive in its habitat is an _____.

adaptation

Unlike animal cells, plant cells have a rigid cell _____ for support.

wall

An identification tool that uses a series of questions with two choices at each step is a _____ key.

dichotomous

Bacteria are single-celled organisms that do not have a _____.

nucleus

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander classification systems are based on deep traditional knowledge of _____ and the environment.

Country

Cells adapted to perform specific jobs in multicellular organisms are called _____ cells.

biodiversity