Chapter 7 - Part 1
He is the first person to use the word "cells" to describe a slice of cork under the microscope
Who is ROBERT HOOKE
The portion of the cell outside the nucleus
What is CYTOPLASM
The diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane
What is OSMOSIS
The process that releases energy from food in the presence of oxygen
What is CELLULAR RESPIRATION
The product of mitosis
What is TWO IDENTICAL DAUGHTER CELLS
This technology made the discovery of cells possible
What is MICROSCOPE
The site of protein synthesis
What are RIBOSOMES
The process by which plants convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen using the energy from sunlight
What is PHOTOSYNTHESIS
In which organisms does cellular respiration take place?
What are ALL EUKARYOTIC ORGANISMS
A cell with 8 chromosomes undergoes cell division. The resulting 2 daughter cells will each have ______ number of chromosomes.
What is EIGHT
"All living things are made up of cells" is part of this theory
What is CELL THEORY
Organelles that convert the chemical energy stored in food into compounds that can be used by cells
What are MITOCHONDRIA
Organisms that make their own food
What are AUTOTROPHS
The two main types of fermentation
What is ALCOHOLIC AND LACTIC ACID FERMENTATION
A disorder in which some cells have lost the ability to control their growth rate
What is CANCER
Organism that lacks nucleus
What is PROKARYOTE
It supports and protects the cell
What is CELL WALL
Organisms that obtain food by consuming other living things
What are HETEROTROPHS
The process by which a cell divides into two new daughter cells
What is MITOSIS or CELL DIVISION
Some alleles are dominant and some are recessive
What is THE PRINCIPLE OF DOMINANCE
Organisms that store their DNA in the nucleus
What are EUKARYOTES
It serves as the cell's boundary from its environment
What is CELL MEMBRANE
Light absorbing molecules
What are PIGMENTS
What is the advantage of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction?
What is GENETIC DIVERSITY
During gamete formation, genes for different traits separate without influencing each other's inheritence
What is THE PRINCIPLE OF INDEPENDENT ASSORTMENT