Transcript Living Systems - Fulton County Schools

Plants
and their
Adaptations
Classifying
Living Things
Cells
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The basic unit of structure and function
of all living things.
Cell
The organelle that controls
all of a cell’s activities.
Nucleus
The thin covering that
encloses a cell and holds its
parts together.
Cell Membrane
A jellylike substance
containing many chemicals
that keep a cell functioning.
Cytoplasm
The diffusion of water and dissolved
materials through cell membranes.
Osmosis
The process by which many materials
move in and out of cells.
Diffusion
Cells that work together to
perform a specific function -
Tissue
Tissues that work together to
perform a specific function -
Organ
Nerve cells that detect conditions in the
body’s environment -
Receptors
The process of cell division -
Mitosis
The smallest name grouping used in
classification -
Species
The largest name grouping
used in classification -
Kingdom
Animals with a backbone -
Vertebrates
Animals that have dry, scaly skin -
Reptiles
Animals that have moist skin and no
scales -
Amphibians
Animals that have hair and produce milk
for their young -
Mammals
Vertebrates that live their entire
life in water -
Fish
Vertebrates with feathers -
Birds
Animals without a backbone -
Invertebrates
The grouping of things by using a set
of rules -
Classification
Living things that look like plants but
cannot make their own food; example –
mushrooms -
Fungi
Plants that have tubes -
Vascular tubes
The food-making process that produces
oxygen -
Photosynthesis
A coloring matter that helps plants
use light energy to produce sugars
Chlorophyll
When a conditions are right and a
seed sprouts, it is called -
Germination