Blue Jolly Rancher
What is the basic unit of structure and function of living things?
Cell
What do we call a tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function within the cell?
An Organelle
What is the organelle of plants and some other organisms that captures energy from sunlight and changes it to an energy form that can be used in making food?
The Chloroplast
What is the process by which molecules move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration?
What is the series of events in which a cell grows, prepares for division, and divides to form two daughter cells?
The Cell Cycle
What is the process by which cells release energy by breaking down food molecules without oxygen?
Fermentation
What do we call an explanation for how things work or why things happen?
A Theory
Osmosis is the diffusion of ___________.
Water
What is the property of cell membranes that allows some substances to pass across it, while others cannot?
Selectively Permeable
What is the green photosynthetic pigment found in the chloroplasts of plants, algae, and some bacteria?
Chlorophyll
What cell organelle is the thick fluid region of a cell located inside the cell membrane or between the cell membrane and nucleus?
Cytoplasm
Which type of transport requires no energy?
Passive Transport
All of them!
Photosynthesis and cellular respiration are ______________ processes.
Opposite
During diffusion molecules move from areas of __________ concentration to areas of _________ concentration.
High, Low
During this time of year, what is being harvested from trees?
Maple Tree Sap/Maple Syrup
Write the chemical formula for photosynthesis.
Sunlight + Carbon Dioxide + Water (YIELDS) Oxygen + Sugar
What cell organelle is sac-like, stores water, food, and other materials?
The Vacuole
Put the following in order from smallest to largest.
Organelle, Organ System, Organ, Organism, Cell, Tissue
Organelle, Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organ System, Organism
Put the following in order from start to finish.
Telophase, Anaphase, Metaphase, Cytokinesis, Prophase, Interphase
Interphase, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase, Cytokinesis