Biology
What is the powerhouse of the cell?
Mitochondria
What is the basic unit of life?
The cell
What is the process by which plants make their own food using sunlight?
Photosynthesis
What is the largest organ in the human body?
The skin
What is the process by which cells use oxygen to produce energy?
Cellular respiration
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
Which system in the human body is responsible for defending against disease and infection?
Immune system
This process moves water across a membrane.
Osmosis
What term describes the process of an organism's physical characteristics changing over time to adapt to its environment?
Evolution
What does ATP stand for?
Adenosine Triphosphate
Which gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
This enzyme “unzips” DNA during replication.
Helicase
What is the term for the process by which a single cell divides to form two identical cells?
Mitosis
Which part of the brain is responsible for regulating heart rate, breathing, and blood pressure? (Hint: AP Psych)
Medulla (oblongata)
This organelle contains the cell’s DNA.
Nucleus
What molecule carries genetic information in all living organisms?
DNA
This organelle makes proteins.
Ribosomes
Physical traits are called...
Phenotype
This process fixes carbon during photosynthesis.
Calvin Cycle
What is the name of the process that produces gametes (sperm and egg cells) in animals?
Meiosis
Which part of the plant cell contains chlorophyll and is responsible for photosynthesis?
Chloroplast
What type of bond holds the two strands of a DNA molecule together?
Hydrogen bonds
What is the molecule that carries energy within cells?
ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate)
This organelle modifies and packages proteins.
Golgi Apparatus
This molecule donates electrons in the light reactions (photosynthesis).
Water