Photosynthesis
Which organisms on Earth photosynthesize?
(some protists and bacteria)
What organelles run the process of cellular respiration?
mitochondria
What is it called when cells reproduce at an abnormal rate often causing a tumor to form?
cancer
What is one reason cells need to divide?
Repair injury, replace dead cells, growth
What do we call the two cells that result when a parent cell divides?
hint: no boys allowed
daughter cells
What energy runs the photosynthesis reaction.
light
What two raw materials from the environment are needed for the process of cellular respiration?
Oxygen (O2) and glucose
What is one way humans can avoid getting cancer?
no smoking, healthy eating, sunscreen
What is the phase of the cell cycle where a cell grows to full size and is just being a cell?
Hint: it's the longest phase
Interphase
After a chromosome is replicated (copied), the two identical "arms" are called ________ __________.
Hint: no brothers allowed!
sister chromatids
water and carbon dioxide
(H2O and CO2)
What two WASTE products are given off during cellular respiration?
Carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O)
What type of cancer treatment involves chemical medication?
chemotherapy
What is the first phase of mitosis where the cell is preparing to divide?
prophase
Sister chromatids are held together in the center by a button-like structure called a ______________
centromere
What two products are formed during photosynthesis?
Glucose and Oxygen (O2)
What is the main product formed during respiration? Hint... it is used to run everything in cells!
Energy
specifically 36 molecules of ATP
What type of fermentation uses yeasts and other unicellular organisms to make food for us?
alcoholic fermentation
This is the second phase in mitosis where chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell.
metaphase
Strands that form in a cell that will pull apart chromosomes are called ___________ __________
Spindle fibers
What are the structures on the undersides of leaves called that exchange gases in photosynthesis?
Stomata
Write the formula for cellular respiration!
C6H12O6+ 6 O2 --> 6 H2O + 6 CO2 + ENERGY
What type of fermentation happens in your muscles when you cannot get enough oxygen to them?
Lactic acid fermentation
This is the 3rd phase of mitosis when chromosomes are pulled apart!
anaphase
The 4th phase of mitosis where two new cells are becoming visible and a nucleus is forming around the chromosomes is called _____________
telophase