Unit 1/2
What is the study of life?
biology
What is the main function of carbohydrates?
provide energy
What type of cell has a nucleus?
eukaryote
What are the products of photosynthesis?
glucose and oxygen
Where does cellular respiration take place?
mitochondria
What is the function of homeostasis?
maintain internal balance
What is the importance of low density of frozen water in a lake?
What organelles are found in a plant cell and NOT an animal cell?
cell wall, chloroplast, large vacuole
What is the ultimate, or first source, of energy from?
sun
What is the main product of cellular respiration?
ATP (energy)
What property of water makes it polar?
polarity
What is the role of an enzyme?
speeds up reaction
What cell organelle is responsible for photosynthesis?
chloroplast
What is the first stage of photosynthesis in a chloroplast?
light-dependent
What process of cellular respiration does not include oxygen?
anaerobic respiration
What is the maximum amount of bonds carbon can form?
4
How can pH affect an enzyme?
denature enzyme or change its shape
What type(s) of cell(s) does cellular respiration happen in?
eukaryote (animal/plant)
What part of the plant carries water from the roots to the leaves?
xylem
What are the two types of fermentation?
lactic acid and alcoholic
From smallest to largest, name the correct order of biological organization.
cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
What process forms a polymer from two monomers? [releases water]
dehydration synthesis
What are the three parts of the cell theory?
1. All living things are made up of cells
2. Cells are the basic unit of life
3. Cells come from existing cells
What is the function of the leaf's cuticle?
prevent excess water loss; protection
When energy is released from ATP, between what two molecules is the bond broken?
phosphate