Lesson 1: Cells and Life
The ____________ ____________ states that the cell is the basic unit of all living things.
Cell Theory
Which organelle is used to store water?
The movement of substances through a cell membrane without using the cell's energy.
Passive Transport
A series of chemical reactions that convert the energy in food molecules into a usable form of energy called ATP
Cellular Respiration
After Russia flew drones into what Eastern European NATO member nation, NATO bolstered its defense forces on the eastern flank of Ukraine to deter further invasions?
Poland
Which macromolecule is made from amino acids?
Protien
A fluid inside the cell that contains salts and molecules that provide water for cell processes to take place.
Cytoplasm
Diffusion of water molecules only through a membrane
Osmosis
Glucose is broken down into smaller molecules
Glycolysis
Of all the MLB division leaders, which one was the first to clinch a playoff spot?
Brewers
Substances that are formed by joining many small molecules together. Main ingredient is water
Macromolecules
What kind of cell contains genetic material that is surrounded by membranes?
Eukaryotic
Movement of substances through a cell membrane only by using the cell's energy
Active Transport
A reaction that eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells can use to obtain energy from food when oxygen levels are low
Fermentation
Last week, Mickey Mantle’s 1962 record for switch hitter home runs in the season (55) was broken by what AL slugger?
Cal Raleigh
What micromolecule does not dissolve in water?
Lipids
Membrane-bound organelles that use light energy and make food, a sugar called glucose, from water and CO2 in a process called photosynthesis
Cholorplasts
The process by which a cell takes in a substance by surrounding it with the cell membrane.
Endocytosis
A series of chemical reactions that convert light energy, water, and CO2 into food energy molecule glucose and give off oxygen
Photosynthesis
Last week, President Trump and Melania went abroad on a state visit to meet his longtime friends King Charles and Queen Camila in what European nation?
United Kingdom
What are the four types of macromolecules
Nucleic Acid, Protiens, Lipids, Carbohydrates
The stiff structure is only found in plants that protects
Cell Wall
The process by which a cell's vesicles release their contents outside the cell.
Exocytosis.
Which contains pigments that absorb light energy
Chloroplast
Last week, social media news was made when investors Oracle and Silver Lake agreed to own 80% of what social media company, thus allowing it to continue operating in the U.S.?
TikTok