Photosynthesis
Cellular
Respiration
Respiration
Homeostasis
Organelles
Ms. Kim & Mr. Jordan Trivia
100
These are the cell structures where photosynthesis takes place in plant cells.
A) Mitochondria
B) Nuclei
C) Chloroplasts
D) Ribosomes
100
This molecule is the main energy-carrying compound produced during cellular respiration.
A) DNA
B) Glucose
C) ATP
D) Protein
C) ATP
100
This is the term for the stable internal environment that organisms try to maintain.
A) Evolution
B) Digestion
C) Dynamic Equilibrium
D) Respiration
C) Dynamic Equilibrium
100
This organelle controls the cell’s activities and contains the DNA.
A) Mitochondrion
B) Nucleus
C) Ribosome
D) Vacuole
B) Nucleus
100
What college did Ms. Kim attend?
Harvard
200
This gas enters the leaf through small openings called stomata and is used during photosynthesis.
A) Oxygen
B) Carbon monoxide
C) Nitrogen
D) Carbon dioxide
D) Carbon Dioxide
200
This organelle is known as the “powerhouse of the cell” because it’s where aerobic respiration happens.
A) Ribosome
B) Chloroplast
C) Mitochondria
D) Vacuole
C) Mitochondria
200
The pancreas helps maintain homeostasis by releasing this hormone to lower blood sugar levels.
A) Adrenaline
B) Insulin
C) Estrogen
D) Hemoglobin
B) Disease
200
This organelle controls what enters and leaves the cell, helping to maintain homeostasis.
A) Cell wall
B) Nucleus
C) Ribosome
D) Cell membrane
D) Cell membrane
200
100 Mr. Js or one gorilla?
100 Mr. Js
300
This is the main energy-rich product created during photosynthesis that plants use for growth.
A) Protein
B) Starch
C) Glucose
D) ATP
C) Glucose
300
This is the main purpose of cellular respiration in both plants and animals.
A) To make oxygen
B) To produce glucose
C) To release ATP from food
D) To store sunlight
C) To release ATP from food
300
This organ helps maintain homeostasis by producing insulin to lower blood sugar and glucagon to raise it.
Choices:
A) Liver
B) Kidney
C) Pancreas
D) Stomach
Pancreas
300
This large organelle stores water and other materials in plant cells and helps maintain turgor pressure.
A) Nucleolus
B) Ribosome
C) Central vacuole
D) Golgi body
C) Central vacuole
300
If Ms. Kim wasn't a teacher, she would be....
A) Museum Curator
B) Doctor
C) Software Engineer
D) Makeup Artist
B) Doctor
400
This environmental factor most directly affects the rate of photosynthesis in plants.
A) Soil pH
B) Wind speed
C) Light intensity
D) Sound vibrations
C) Light intensity
400
This gas is needed for aerobic cellular respiration to occur.
A) Nitrogen
B) Carbon dioxide
C) Hydrogen
D) Oxygen
D) Oxygen
400
After skipping lunch, your blood glucose drops. This hormone, also made by the pancreas, signals the liver to release stored sugar into the blood.
A) Insulin
B) Estrogen
C) Glucagon
D) Cortisol
C) Glucagon
400
This organelle helps transport proteins through the cell and is covered with ribosomes.
A) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
B) Golgi apparatus
C) Rough endoplasmic reticulum
D) Cytoplasm
C) Rough endoplasmic reticulum
400
If Mr. J wasn't a teacher he would be a....
A) Firefighter
B) Wastewater Management Professional
C) Wildlife Photographer
D) Banker
C) Wildlife Photographer
500
These tiny openings on the underside of leaves open and close to regulate gas exchange during photosynthesis.
A) Xylem
B) Phloem
C) Stomata
D) Guard cells
C) Stomata 
500
If a person eats less food over several days, their cells will produce less of this molecule because there is less glucose available for cellular respiration.
A) Oxygen
B) DNA
C) Carbon dioxide
D) ATP
D) ATP
500
A person whose pancreas cannot produce enough insulin is likely to develop this condition, which disrupts homeostasis by keeping blood sugar levels too high.
A) Anemia
B) Diabetes
C) Asthma
D) Hypertension
B) Diabetes
500
These tiny organelles help build proteins by linking amino acids together.
A) Ribosomes
B) Nucleoli
C) Vacuoles
D) Chloroplasts
A) Ribosome
500
Why was Mr. Laserna out for three weeks at the start of the year?
Brain surgery