Cells
Which organelle is responsible for digesting waste materials in the cell?
Lysosomes
What does ATP stand for?
Adenosine triphosphate
The process of cell division is called
mitosis
What organisms are highest up in a food web?
decomposers
What part of the brain controls hunger?
hypothalamus
Which organelle is responsible for creating lysosomes?
Golgi apparatus
During photosynthesis, plants produce what two things?
Oxygen and glucose
what phase occurs prior to mitosis?
interphase
What organisms are lowest in a food web? Give an example.
What element of the periodic table gives onion it's distinct smell?
sulfur
Which organelle can have ribosomes on it's surface?
The endoplasmic reticulum
During cellular respiration, organisms produce 3 thing... what are they?
ATP, water, and CO2
what are the 4 phases of mitosis?
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase.
What is the difference between an endotherm and an ectotherm?
Endotherms regulate their temperature internally and maintain a stable body temperature (bears, humans, etc.). Ectotherms rely heavily on their environment to regulate their body temperature (lizards, snakes, frogs, etc.).
how many vertebrae are in a giraffe's neck?
7
How are prokaryotic organisms different from eukaryotic organisms?
Eukaryotic organisms are more complex and multicellular. Prokaryotic organisms are very simple and unicellular.
How are photosynthesis and cellular respiration interdependent? Give a quick example
The products of one are the reactants of the other.
During metaphase, what occurs within the cell?
The chromosomes are lined up in the middle of the cell with the help of spindle fibers
What is the difference between a primary and secondary consumer?
Primary consumers are herbivores and secondary consumers eat meat - usually omnivores
What larger variant of the "sweet" banana is frequently used for cooking?
plantains
What 3 things do plant cells have that animal cells do not?
Chloroplasts, cell wall, large vacuole
Where in the cell does photosynthesis take place? Cellular respiration?
The chloroplast and the mitochondria
Telophase happens in conjunction with what process? Explain.
Cytokinesis happens at the same time as telophase. this is the splitting of the cytoplasm to create 2 new daughter cells.
What two cycles were discussed in class? Give a brief definition of each.
answer varies.
What is the most common tree in New Brunswick?
Spruce