Vocabulary
The basic units of structure and function in living things
What are cells?
A cell's control center
What is the nucleus?
Capturing the sun's energy
What is stage 1 of photosynthesis?
Centrioles are copied
Organism that makes its own food
What is an autotroph?
Controls which substances move into and out of cell
What is a cell membrane?
Carbon dioxide and water
raw materials of photosynthesis
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
What is mitosis?
Process by which a cell captures energy in sunlight and uses it to make food.
What is photosynthesis?
Nicknamed the "powerhouse"
What is the mitochondria?
Small molecules are broken down in the mitochondria producing carbon dioxide, water, and energy
What is stage 2 of cellular respiration?
Each chromosome attaches to a spindle fiber at its centromere.
What is metaphase?
Threadlike structures consisting of DNA that are found in the nucleus
What are chromosomes?
Captures energy from sunlight and changes it to a form of energy cells can use in making food.
What is a chloroplasts?
cells break down glucoses and other molecules from food in the presence of oxygen, releasing energy.
The final stage of the cell cycle
Interphase, Mitosis, Cytokinesis
What is the cell cycle?
Produces proteins needed by cell
What are ribosomes?
The main pigment for photosynthesis in chloroplasts
What is chlorophyll?
Nuclei are forming and the cell is pinched around the middle.
What is telophase?