Chloroplasts are only found in _______ cells and aid in photosynthesis.
plant
100
What is photosynthesis?
The process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria use sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to make food.
100
What is the cell cycle?
The life cycle of cells where they grow and divide.
100
What is an Eukaryote?
Organism made up of cells that have a nucleus.
100
What is an amoeba?
A singe sized organisms that are found in water, soil, or even you!
200
What does the Endoplasmic Reticulum do?
Transports protiens
200
What is cellular respiration?
The process by which cells use O2 to produce energy from food.
200
What happens during the Interphase
DNA is copied
200
What is a prokaryote?
Organisms that consist of a single cell that does not have a nucleus.
200
What is diffusion?
The movement of particles from regions of higher density to regions of lower density.
300
What does the mitochondria do?
Cells powerhouse.
300
What is Fermentation?
The breakdown of food without O2
300
What happens during cytokenisis?
The cell pinches into two.
300
What are the three benefits of being multicellular?
Larger Size
Longer life
Specialization of cells
300
What is osmosis?
The diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane.
400
What do lysosomes do?
Digest old cell parts.
400
What is ATP?
Adenosine Triposhpate
What supplies energy that fuels cell activities.
400
What forms in plant cells during cytokenisis?
Cell plate
400
What is the the order in which cells are organized into larger organisms?`
Cells--> Tissues --> Organ --> Organ Systems
400
What is the difference between passive and active transport?
Active transport requires energy and passive does not.
500
What does the Golgi Complex do?
Makes and packages proteins.
500
A protein in a cell membrane changed its shape to move sodium and potassium ions against their concentration gradients. Which molecule was most likely used by the protein as an energy source?
A. ATP
B. ADP
C. catalase
D. amylase
ATP
500
What is the difference between mitosis and meiosis?
Mitosis is cellular reproduction where one cell forms into two.
Meiosis is when two cells come together and then multiply.
500
What are the three parts to cell theory?
All organisms are made up of cells
The cell is the basic unit of life.
All cells come from other cells.
500
What is the difference between endocytosis and exocytosis?
Endocytosis is when a particle enters the cell and EXocytosis is when a particle EXits the cell.