Biology
What is the powerhouse of the cell?
Mitochondria
What is the basic unit of life?
The cell
What is the process by which plants make their own food using sunlight?
Photosynthesis
Which phase of the cell cycle are chromosomes pulled to opposite sides of the cell?
Anaphase
What is the process by which cells use oxygen to produce energy?
Cellular respiration
Which blood cells are responsible for carrying oxygen throughout the body? These can be affected by Sickle Cell.
Red blood cells
Which system in the human body is responsible for defending against disease and infection?
Immune system
The natural movement of water molecules across a semipermeable membrane from high to low concentration is called?
Osmosis
When the forward direction of a chemical reaction is the same as the reverse direction
What is equilibrium?
What process converts carbon dioxide into oxygen?
Photosynthesis
What molecule carries genetic information in all living organisms?
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)
What is the shape of DNA?
Double-Helix
One diploid cell divides twice and becomes 4 haploid cells
What is Meiosis?
the number of parents whose DNA contribute to One replicated chromosome before mitosis
What is One parent?
What is the name of the process that produces gametes (sperm and egg cells) in animals?
Meiosis
Which gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
What do we call the observable traits of organisms?
Phenotype
What is the term for the process by which a single cell divides to form two identical cells?
Mitosis
Which part of the cell is responsible for regulating all functions?
Nucleus
Which type of RNA is involved in protein synthesis?
mRNA
Which part of the plant cell contains chlorophyll and is responsible for photosynthesis?
Chloroplast
What base pairs with Cytosine?
Guanine
What is the molecule that carries energy within cells?
ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate)
What organelle in a cell builds proteins?
Ribosomes
What is the term for the scientific study of life?
Biology