Biology 1
What is Biology?
The study of Life
What acid makes you cramp (due to lack of oxygen)?
lactic acid
What organelle is the "powerhouse of the cell"?
Mitochondria
What is the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O)?
Photosynthesis
Carbohydrates, nucleic acids, lipids, proteins are the 4 types of.....what?
Macromolecules
What does ATP stand for?
Adenosine Triphosphate
what does anaerobic mean?
doesn't requires oxygen
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
What are the 2 products of photosynthesis?
Glucose and Oxygen
What is the set of reactions and processes that take place in the cells of organisms that convert energy from nutrients into ATP and release Carbon Dioxide and Water?
Cellular Respiration
What is C6H12O6 ?
Sugar or Glucose
What does the "M" in PMAT?
Metaphase
What is the "jelly-like" substance in cells that organelles float around in?
cytoplasm
Homeostasis is one of the characteristics of life which means?
Stable level of internal condition
The instructions for the cell
DNA
What is a green pigment, present in all plants responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis?
Chlorophyll
what does aerobic mean?
Requires oxygen
Which body system contains white blood cells?
Immune system
Give at least one part of a plant cell that animal cell do not have.
Cell wall, Chloroplast, Chlorophyll, Central Vacuole
What organelle is the "brain" of the cell?
The nucleus
What is the tissue that connects muscle to bone called?
Tendons
What does the "A" in PMAT mean?
Anaphase
What are the 2 products of cellular respiration?
Carbon dioxide and Water
Smooth, cardiac and skeletal are the 3 types of what?
Muscle cells
The process of going from DNA to RNA to Protein is called what?
Protein Synthesis