STUDY GUIDE

SCIENCE TEST #1

Characteristics of Living Things - What makes a living thing a living thing?

Single and multi-cellular organisms - examples of each

Cells - compare & contrast animal and plant cells

·         Animal cell & its parts - diagram

 

·         Plant cell & its parts - diagram

 

·         Types of human cells – blood, bone, skin, muscle, reproductive

 

Our Body Structure 

1)                   Cells make up tissues –  ( like skin & blood)

2)                   tissues make up organs – (like heart, lungs)

3)                   organs make up organ systems –  (like the respiratory system, digestive system, nervous system)

4)                   organ systems carry out body functions -(like breathing, digestion)

Nutrition / Digestion

·         Food groups & examples of each

·         Path of food from mouth to large intestine

·         Role of each organ in digestion - mouth to large intestine