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🔑 Flashcards for Your Test
1. Q: What is anatomy?
A: The study of body structure.
2. Q: What is the binomial system?
A: A two-part naming system (genus + species).
3. Q: What does the cell membrane do?
A: Thin barrier separating the cell inside from outside.
4. Q: What is the cell wall?
A: A rigid, protective layer around some cells.
5. Q: Where does photosynthesis happen?
A: In the chloroplast.
6. Q: What is classification?
A: Grouping organisms by similar features.
7. Q: What is conservation?
A: Protecting natural resources, plants, animals, and ecosystems.
8. Q: What is cytoplasm?
A: The jelly-like material inside a cell (excluding the nucleus).
9. Q: What is a dichotomous key?
A: A series of questions used to identify organisms.
10. Q: What is DNA analysis used for?
A: Studying genetic material to identify organisms.
11. Q: What is an enzyme?
A: A protein that speeds up chemical reactions.
12. Q: What is excretion?
A: Removing waste from the body.
13. Q: What is an exoskeleton?
A: A hard covering that supports and protects some animals.
14. Q: What is a genus?
A: A group of related species.
15. Q: What is growth?
A: A permanent increase in size.
16. Q: What is a kingdom?
A: A broad classification rank for organisms.
17. Q: What is morphology?
A: The study of what organisms look like.
18. Q: What is movement?
A: Change in position of a cell, organism, or body part.
19. Q: What is photosynthesis?
A: Process plants use to make food from sunlight, water, and CO₂.
20. Q: What is a plasmid?
A: A small circular DNA piece in bacteria.
21. Q: What is a prokaryote?
A: A single-celled organism without a nucleus.
22. Q: What is protein analysis?
A: Studying the sequence of amino acids in a protein.
23. Q: What is protein synthesis?
A: The process cells use to make proteins.
24. Q: What is reproduction?
A: Making new individuals of the same kind.
25. Q: What is respiration?
A: Breaking down nutrients to release energy.
26. Q: What are ribosomes?
A: Tiny cell parts that make proteins.
27. Q: What is a species?
A: A group of organisms with the same features.
28. Q: What is a vertebrate?
A: An animal with a backbone.
29. Q: Why is dry mass used to measure growth?
A: It shows actual living material without water.
30. Q: How are organisms classified?
A: By shared features and characteristics.
31. Q: How does the binomial system help?
A: Gives species a clear, two-part name (genus + species).
32. Q: What is the purpose of classification?
A: To organize organisms for easier study and understanding.
33. Q: What 3 things are used to classify organisms?
A: Morphology, anatomy, DNA evidence.
34. Q: What 3 things are in all cells?
A: Cell membrane, cytoplasm, ribosomes.
35. Q: What are plant features?
A: Cell walls, chloroplasts, large vacuoles, make own food.
36. Q: What are animal features?
A: No cell wall, no chloroplasts, small vacuoles, eat food.
37. Q: What are arthropod features?
A: Jointed legs, segmented bodies, exoskeleton.
38. Q: What do ribosomes do?
A: Make proteins for growth and repair.
39. Q: What are virus features?
A: Non-living, tiny, protein coat, DNA/RNA inside.
40. Q: Why might fungi be confused with plants?
A: They don’t move and grow in soil, but they are different.
41. Q: Compare monocots vs. dicots.
A: Monocots: 1 seed leaf, parallel veins, fibrous roots.
Dicots: 2 seed leaves, branching veins, taproots.
42. Q: What are bacteria features?
A: Single-celled, no nucleus, cell wall, reproduce quickly.
43. Q: How do you use a dichotomous key?
A: Answer yes/no questions about features to identify an organism