Types of cells
This type of cell lacks a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.
What is a prokaryote?
These microorganisms are found in ponds, can photosynthesize, and are often the base of aquatic food chains.
What is algae?
These organelles are the "powerhouses" of the cell, providing energy by converting glucose into ATP.
What are mitochondria?
The process by which prokaryotic cells reproduce asexually by splitting into two identical cells is called this.
What is binary fission?
This molecule speeds up chemical reactions in living organisms without being consumed in the process.
What is an enzyme?
This type of cell contains a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles, like mitochondria and golgie apparatus.
What is an eukaryotic cell?
These single-celled organisms move using flagella or cilia, and some cause diseases like malaria.
What are protozoa?
The ribosome is responsible for this process in the cell.
What is protein synthesis?
This is the process by which plants and algae use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen.
What is photosynthesis?
Enzymes are specific to the type of reaction they catalyze, and this specific location where the enzyme interacts with the substrate is called the ______.
What is the active site?
These types of cells can be single-celled, or mulitcellular.
What is an eukaryotic cell?
This microorganism can be unicellular or multicellular and can be either beneficial (like yeast) or harmful (like molds).
What is fungi?
This membrane-bound organelle is responsible for processing and packaging proteins.
What is the Golgi apparatus?
This process involves the conversion of genetic information from DNA to messenger RNA (mRNA).
What is transcription?
This enzyme in the stomach helps break down proteins into smaller peptides.
What is pepsin?
Prokaryotes are typically this in comparison to eukaryotic cells.
What is smaller?
This microorganism, which can infect a host, is made of only DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat.
What is a virus?
This part of a cell is responsible for maintaining the shape of a plant cell and protecting it from damage.
What is the cell wall?
This is the process by which mRNA is used to build proteins on the ribosomes.
What is translation?
This factor can change the shape of an enzyme’s active site, causing it to stop working properly.
What is temperature or pH?
This is the primary structural difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
What is the presence or absence of a nucleus?
This group of bacteria is capable of photosynthesis and can live in extreme environments like hot springs.
What are cyanobacteria (also called blue-green algae)?
This organelle in a plant cell converts sunlight into energy through photosynthesis.
What are chloroplasts?
This process occurs in mitochondria and converts glucose into ATP, the cell's energy currency.
What is cellular respiration?
These enzymes speed up reactions that break down macromolecules like fats, proteins, and carbohydrates in the digestive system.
What are digestive enzymes?