Diversity of Life Review

5. the part of a seed plant that includes the reproductive organs
6. the variety of life that exists in a particular habitat or ecosystem
9. a single-celled organism that has no nucleus or organelles.
11. the transfer of pollen from the anther (male part) of a plant to a stigma (female part) of a plant
15. an organism that breaks down dead material and returns nutrients to the soil
16. a gene composed of two identical alleles
22. the process by which organisms that have chloroplasts use light energy, carbon dioxide, and
24. referring to something that has never been alive
25. a state of suspended activity; alive but inactive.
26. the traits produced by the genotype; the expression of genes
27. the basic unit of life
28. a structural unit made up of tissues that serves one function in a multicellular organism

1. an organism made of a cell or cells that contain a nucleus and organelles
2. a form of a gene that is expressed only when a dominant allele is not present
3. the roots to all the cells in the plant
4. the white, starchy part of a flowering plant seed that contains food to nourish the embryo
7. the process by which water flows through plants, entering the roots and exiting the stomata
8. a gene composed of two different alleles (a dominant and a recessive)
10. a tissue made of long connected cells within a vascular plant that transports water and minerals
12. a female reproductive structure in a flower. It consists of the ovary, containing the seeds, and the stigma.
13. a form of gene that is expressed as the trait when present
14. to make (an egg) able to grow and develop
17. an individual living thing, such as a plant, animal, fungus, bacterium, archaeon, or protist
18. all of the interior of a cell outside the nucleus
19. to make sugar
20. an organism’s particular genetic makeup
21. no longer alive
23. a class of animals with three body parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), six legs, and antennae
25. germination.