Ch 2 Living things and Cells
Characteristics of Living Things
Groups of Living things:
Invertebrate and Vertabrates
Cells:
Excretion: The way living things get rid of waste they produce.
Reproduction: The way living things produce new living things.
Nutrition: The way living things get their food.
Response: The way in which living things react to change in their surroundings.
Cells: The basic building blocks of life.
Plants
Animals
Fungi
Other(Protists)
Bacteria
Invertebrates: Animals that don’t have a backbone.
Vertebrates: Animals that have a backbone.
Mitochondria: Supplies energy to the cell. Animals and Plants.
Cell Wall: Gives strength to the cell. Plants.
Cytoplasm: Carries out cell reactions. Animals and Plants.
Chloroplast: Makes food. Plants
Nucleus: The control centre of the cell. Animal and Plant.
Vacuole: Gives strength to the cell. Plants.
Cell Membrane: Controls what passes in and of the cell. Animal and Plants.
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Microscope:
Stage: The slide is placed on here for viewing.
Objective Lens: This magnifies the object.
Fine Focus Wheel: This enlarges the object into sharper focus,
Diaphragm: This changes the amount of light that passes through the slide.
Coarse Focus Wheel: This brings the image into focus.
Eyepiece Lens: This enlarges the image of the object.