Characteristics of Life
Organization
Misc
Organelles
Cell Division
100

Provide an example of "Growth & Development"

Answers will vary

ex) Tadpoles become frogs over time

100

__________ are the basic unit and structure of all life

Cells.

100

What is the primary difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

Prokaryotic cells do NOT have a nucleus, and eularyotic cells do.

100

Which organelle uses energy stored in glucose to make ATP.

Organelles: ribosome, mitochondria, vesicles, lysosomes, Golgi apparatus, nucleus, chromosomes, endoplasmic reticulum (ER), cytoplasm, cell membrane

Mitochondria

100

Cell division is the process in which one cell, called the parent cell, divides to form two new cells, referred to as ___________________.

Daughter cells

200
Maintaining homeostasis means...

keeping a stable internal environment, regardless of external conditions

200

A group of cells of the same kind that perform the same function is called ______________.

Tissue

200

The phospholipid bilayer has a hydrophilic head and hydrophobic tail. What does hydrophilic mean?

Loves water

200

Which organelle modifies, sorts, and packages proteins for secretion out of the cell, or for use within the cell.

Organelles: ribosome, mitochondria, vesicles, lysosomes, Golgi apparatus, nucleus, chromosomes, endoplasmic reticulum (ER), cytoplasm, cell membrane

Golgi apparatus

200

What occurs during cytokinesis?

The cytoplasm splits in two and the cell divides

300

What characteristic of life is being described? 

A bacteria consist of one cell. Mammals are multicellular.

Consist of cells – all life forms are built of at least one cell

300

What is a population?

Organisms of the same species that live in the same area.

300

How many pairs of chromosomes do humans have?

23 pairs

300

Which organelle helps make proteins and lipids.

Organelles: ribosome, mitochondria, vesicles, lysosomes, Golgi apparatus, nucleus, chromosomes, endoplasmic reticulum (ER), cytoplasm, cell membrane

endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

300

In what phase of mitosis do the chromosomes line up at the center of the cell?

Metaphase

400

All livings things must be able to _____________. This can be done sexually or asexually.

Reproduce (or produce offspring)

400

All the populations that live in the same area make up a ____________.

Community

400
Name 1 advantage of sexual reproduction, and 1 advantage of asexual reproduction.

Answers will vary

400

What are coiled structures made of DNA and protein

chromosomes

400

Name two types of asexual reproduction.

Binary fission, fragmentation, budding

500

What characteristic of life is being described? 

A cat sees a dog, so it runs away.

Responds to the environment

500

Provide an example of an organ system.

Answers will vary

ex) skeletal, nervous, reproductive, circulatory

500

Transport proteins help molecules pass through a cell membrane. List two types of transport proteins.

Channel protein, gated channel protein, carrier protein.

500
________ are the site of protein synthesis.

Ribosomes

500

What are the 6 steps of mitosis?

Interphase, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase, Cytokenesis

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