Cells
What is the control centre of the cell?
Nucleus
What process do plants use to make food?
Photosynthesis
Do antibiotics kill bacteria or viruses?
Bacteria
What organ pumps blood around the body?
Heart
What piece of equipment is used to look at cells?
Microscope
Which cell organelle releases energy through respiration?
Mitochondria
Name the gas plants take in during photosynthesis.
Carbon dioxide
Name one type of pathogen.
Bacteria, virus, fungus or protist
Which type of blood vessel carries blood away from the heart?
Artery
Why do we add iodine to potato cells?
To test for starch
Name one structure found in plant cells but not animal cells.
Cell wall / Chloroplast / Permanent vacuole
Complete the equation: Carbon dioxide + water → ____ + oxygen.
Glucose
True or False: Viruses reproduce on their own.
False
Name the organ where most nutrients are absorbed.
Small intestine
Which magnification should you start with on a microscope?
Lowest
Which type of cell has no nucleus?
Bacteria / red blood cell
Name two things needed for photosynthesis (not reactants).
Light and chlorophyll
What is a vaccine designed to do?
Protect you from disease by stimulating the immune system
Which organ produces bile?
Liver
Why do we stain cells?
To make them easier to see
Why do sperm cells have lots of mitochondria?
To provide energy for swimming to the egg.
Explain why plants need respiration as well as photosynthesis.
Respiration releases energy from glucose for life processes.
Explain why antibiotics do not work on viruses.
Viruses live inside cells and antibiotics only target bacteria.
Put these in order smallest to largest: Cell, Organ, Organ System, Tissue, Organism.
Cell → Tissue → Organ → Organ System → Organism
What do we use to test for the presence of protein?
Biuret reagent