Characteristics for Life
Cells / Cell Theory
Organelles
Viruses/Macromolecules
Diffusion and Osmosis
100

List the five characteristics for life.

- Growth, Reproduction, Use Energy, contain genetics or DNA, made of cells

100
These three ingredients are required for photosynthesis.
What are light (energy), water, and carbon dioxide?
100
This organelle is responsible for controlling the functions of the cell?
What is the nucleus?
100
I am non-living and attack cells around me.
What is a virus?
100
True or false: in diffusion, a solute flows from a low concentrated to a highly concentrated area.
False: In diffusion, solute flows from a high concentration to a low concentration.
200
Two adults have a child. Which characteristic for life does this represent?
What is reproduction?
200
These two ingredients are required for cellular respiration.
What are oxygen and sugar?
200

This organelle is only present in plant and bacteria cells and protects the cell.

What is a cell wall?

200

I utilize the nitrogen bases A, T, C, G and I have DNA.

What is nucleotides?

200
When we put a cell into a hypotonic solution, this happens.
What is the cell explodes (possibly)?
300

Your body is cold and it is 86 degrees outside. Which characteristic for life does this represent?

What is maintaining homeostasis?

300

This kind of cell does not have a cell wall.

What is an animal cell?

300
This organelle is the site of photosynthesis.
What is the chloroplast?
300

Brett learned that his car is better protected from the weather when it has been recently washed and waxed. Which best describes the major group of macromolecules that is protecting his car and how it is performing this task?

What is lipids?

300
When a cell is put into a hypertonic solution, this happens to the cell.
What is water leaves the cell and the cell shrivels up?
400
My baby shoes are much too small for me now. Which characteristic for life does this represent?
What is growth and development?
400

What are the three characteristics that make a plant cell different from an animal cell?

What is a vacuole, cell wall, and chloroplasts?

400
An infected cell is unable to package and sort proteins. This organelle must be damaged.
What is the Golgi apparatus?
400

These are three reasons we know viruses are not alive.

What are: 1. They are not made of cells and don't have cell parts. 2. They need a host in order to reproduce. 3. They do not grow and develop.

400

Active Transport requires energy. True or False?

What is True?

500
You breathe out carbon dioxide (which was made during cell respiration). Which characteristic for life does this represent?
What is waste elimination and energy use?
500

Define prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

What is Pro-means no ; no nucleus and no membrane-bound organelles and Eu-means no ; has a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.

500

This organelle is present in plant cells, animal cells, and bacteria cells and creates or makes proteins.

What are ribosomes?

500

My monomer is Amino Acids.

What is a Protein?

500

Explain hypertonic, hypotonic and isotonic solutions.

What is Hypertonic = shrinks, hypotonic = swells, and isotonic = equal concentration

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