VA SOL 5.5 Living Systems

Nucleus

controls cell activities

Cell wall

thick, stiff structure that protects and supports the plant cell

Cell membrane

decides what goes in and out of the cell.

Vacuole

storage space for food, water, and wastes.

Chloroplasts

where plant cells make their own food

Cytoplasm

Jelly-like substance that surrounds other structures.

Animal cells tend to be _______.

spherical or irregular

Plant cells tend to be ______.

rectangular

Plants are classified into two groups:

vascular and nonvascular

Vascular plants contain

structures to transport food and water.

Nonvascular plants

do not have structures to transport food and water and so they are low to the ground.

______ are many-celled organisms that can be categorized into vascular and nonvascular plants. They make their own food.

Plants

________ are many-celled organisms which include vertebrates and invertebrates. They get their food from other sources.

Animals

______ plants have tube-like tissues that move food and water up and down the stem.

Vascular

________ plants reproduce either by seeds or spores

Vascular

______ plants do not have tubes and tend to be smaller.

Nonvascular

Most plants are vascular or nonvascular?

vascular

Animals with backbones are called ___________ and include birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals.

vertebrates

Animals without backbones are called _____________. Sponges, flatworms, anemones, insects, and crustaceans are examples.

invertebrates

Examples of vascular plants include

trees and flowers

Examples of nonvascular plants are

moss, liverworts and hornworts

Monera

one-celled organisms that do NOT have a nucleus and DO HAVE a cell wall

Protista

one-celled organisms that DO have a nucleus and DO NOT have a cell wall

Fungi

one-celled or multi-celled organisms without chlorophyll. They absorb their food.

Niche

the role an organism plays in its environment

Decomposers

Break down dead animals and plants to return nutrients back to the soil. (bacteria, Mushrooms, Ants)

Nucleus

controls cell activities

Cell wall

thick, stiff structure that protects and supports the plant cell

Cell membrane

decides what goes in and out of the cell.

Vacuole

storage space for food, water, and wastes.

Chloroplasts

where plant cells make their own food

Cytoplasm

Jelly-like substance that surrounds other structures.

Animal cells tend to be _______.

spherical or irregular

Plant cells tend to be ______.

rectangular

Plants are classified into two groups:

vascular and nonvascular

Vascular plants contain

structures to transport food and water.

Nonvascular plants

do not have structures to transport food and water and so they are low to the ground.

______ are many-celled organisms that can be categorized into vascular and nonvascular plants. They make their own food.

Plants

________ are many-celled organisms which include vertebrates and invertebrates. They get their food from other sources.

Animals

______ plants have tube-like tissues that move food and water up and down the stem.

Vascular

________ plants reproduce either by seeds or spores

Vascular

______ plants do not have tubes and tend to be smaller.

Nonvascular

Most plants are vascular or nonvascular?

vascular

Animals with backbones are called ___________ and include birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals.

vertebrates

Animals without backbones are called _____________. Sponges, flatworms, anemones, insects, and crustaceans are examples.

invertebrates

Examples of vascular plants include

trees and flowers

Examples of nonvascular plants are

moss, liverworts and hornworts

Monera

one-celled organisms that do NOT have a nucleus and DO HAVE a cell wall

Protista

one-celled organisms that DO have a nucleus and DO NOT have a cell wall

Fungi

one-celled or multi-celled organisms without chlorophyll. They absorb their food.

Niche

the role an organism plays in its environment

Decomposers

Break down dead animals and plants to return nutrients back to the soil. (bacteria, Mushrooms, Ants)