Cells and Types
What is the basic unit of all living things?
Cell
What gives us quick energy?
carbohydrates
What is the process that makes energy (ATP) from food? e world?
cellular respiration
What process happens only in plants?
Photosynthesis
What is it called when substances move without energy?
passive transport
What are the two main types of cells?
prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
What macromolecule stores energy and builds membranes?
Lipids
What organelle is the site of most energy production?
Mitochondria
What does photosynthesis produce as a gas?
oxygen
What is the diffusion of water only?
osmosis
Which type of cell has a nucleus?
eukaryotic cell
What macromolecule builds and repairs body parts?
Proteins
What is the first step in cellular respiration?
Glycolysis
What does cellular respiration release as waste?
CO2 and water
What kind of transport needs energy from the cell?
active transport
Which type of cell has no nucleus or membrane-bound organelles?
Prokaryotic cell
What holds genetic information like DNA and RNA?
Nucleic acid
What does fermentation produce when there’s no oxygen?
Lactic acid and alcohol , carbon dioxide
Where does photosynthesis happen in a plant?
Chloroplast
What happens when a cell brings in a substance by surrounding it?
endocytosis
What is the fluid part of a cell inside the membrane?
Cytoplasm
Name the building block of proteins.
Amino Acids
Usable form of energy
ATP
What green pigment helps absorb light?
chlorophyll
What happens when a vesicle releases contents outside the cell?
exocytosis