Download Diversity of Life Review sheet 2016

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Date: ________________________
Diversity of Life- Unit Test Review Sheet
Important Vocabulary:
paramecium
cell membrane
organism
microscope
cotyledon
photosynthesis
heterotrophic
prokaryotic
elodea
vacuole
tissue
unicellular
seed coat
chlorophyll
autotrophic
eukaryotic
cell wall
cytoplasm
organ
embryo
stem
pollination
monera
nucleus
mitochondria
organ system
multicellular
leaf
fertilization
protist
chloroplast
organelle
cell
magnification
root
dormant
fungi
Important Concepts:
 Know how to test to determine if something is living or nonliving
(characteristics of life).**Know what the basic unit of life is and why (NB
Pg. 3-5)
 Be able to classify an organism in a certain kingdom based upon its
characteristics. (NB Pg.28-30)
 Be able to explain the importance of mitochondria and what is needed in
order for them to provide us with energy. (NB Pg. 26 & 27)
 Explain how and why a seed is a living thing. (NB Pg. 3 & 7)
 Be able to determine why some living things are organisms and what some
are not (unicellular vs. multicellular) (Question of the Day)
 Explain why plant cells have chloroplasts, cell walls and larger vacuoles
while animal cells do not. (What is the function of each?) (NB Pg. 22-24)
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Be able to identify the organelles in the cell and their function (NB Pg. 22-24)
Be able to identify the order of complexity of organelles, cells, tissues,
organs, organ systems and organisms (NB Pg. 31)
**Test will be on Monday, February 29th**
After School review will be held on Thursday, February 25th