VOCABULARY | GROUPING ORGANISMS | ORGANISMS AND PLANTS | THE PLANT KINGDOM | MORE VOCABULARY |
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trait
a characteristic of a living thing
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groups
Traits are used to sort organisms into smaller ______________.
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stems, leaves, roots / food
medicine and clothing
We use plants and plant parts such as bulbs, tubers, _________, _________, _________, and flowers for ________. We also use plants for ___________ and ________.
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two
without mosses
We can classify plants in _____ groups:
Those with and those ________ roots, stems, and leaves. Plants without roots, stems, and leaves are called __________. |
respiration
the using and releasing of energy in a cell
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kingdom
the largest group into which organisms can be classified
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class
order family genus
The smaller groups in a kingdom include:
phylum, __________, __________, __________, __________, and species. |
green leaves
Where does photosynthesis take place in a plant?
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energy
roots
Plants make their own food by using __________ from the sunlight.
Plants take in water and nutrients from the soil through their ___________. |
proteins
the nutrients needed to build, grow and repair body cells
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root hairs
taproot
a thin, hairlike cell in a root; absorbs water and minerals are called ___________.
Which root stores food for the plant? ____________ |
bacteria
fungi protists
Three kingdoms that include organisms made up of one cell are ___________, ___________, and __________.
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sunlight, water and carbon dioxide
carbon dioxide and water
What are 3 things a plant needs to make food?
In respiration, what 2 things does a plant give off? |
plant sugars
stomata
Plants use energy from the sun to change carbon dioxide and water into food, called ___________.
Plants get carbon dioxide and release water through openings in their leaves, called ____________. |
carbohydrate
a nutrient that provides energy
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photosynthesis
the process in green plants and certain other organisms that uses energy from sunlight to make food from water and carbon dioxide.
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nucleus
water
Bacteria have no cell _________, and few cell parts. A paramecium is a protist that has a structure which pumps __________ out of its cell.
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species
Scientists have named about 1.7 million ___________ of organisms.
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transpiration
makes releases
In the process called ____________, water exits the leaves of a plant.
Photosynthesis __________ food energy, and respiration __________ energy. |
fats
a nutrient that provides energy and gives food flavor
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stomata
holes on the outside of leaves that open to let air in
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cell wall
organism
Fungi have a cell nucleus and a ______________, just as plants do.
The scientific name for an __________ is made up of a genus and species name. |
To hold the plant upright and to move minerals and water throughout the plant.
What are the two jobs of the stem?
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needed
proteins, carbohydrates, fats
A nutrient is any substance that is __________ by an organism.
Nutrients your body needs are ___________, ___________, and _________. |
calorie
a measure of the energy content in food
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