Cell Structure and Function
The powerhouse of the cell
What is the mitochondria?
Comprise of chains of amino acids, used to carry out cell functions
What are proteins?
The process by which organisms combine oxygen with molecules to form ATP
What is cellular respiration?
Cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes
What is mitosis?
The products of photosynthesis
What is glucose and oxygen?
Provides protection from outside the cell
What is the cell membrane?
A biomolecule consisting of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms that are used to store energy
What is a carbohydrate?
The process in which glucose is broken down to produce energy
What is glycolysis?
A type of cell division that produces gametes
What is meiosis?
Fill in the blanks. Photosynthesis converts ___ energy into ___ energy
What is light, chemical?
Photosynthesis-aiding organelles
What are chloroplasts?
Fatty compounds that contain a hydrophilic and hydrophobic heads in cell membranes
What are lipids?
Process that converts ADP to energy-rich ATP
What is the krebs (citric acid) cycle?
Stage where duplicated chromosomes align
What is metaphase?
The molecule that makes leaves green.
What is chlorophyll?
Synthesizes lipids, phospholipids in plasma membranes, and steroids
What is the smooth endoplasmic reticulum (ER)?
The property of the surface of a liquid that allows it to resist an external force, due to the cohesive nature of its molecules
What is surface tension?
The products of cellular respiration
What is carbon dioxide, water, and energy (ATP)?
Having a single set of unpaired chromosomes
What is haploid?
The second stage of photosynthesis.
What is the Calvin cycle?
Break down excess or worn-out cell parts and destroy invading viruses and bacteria and is only found in animal cells
What is the lysosome?
The attraction between two or more different kinds of molecules
What is adhesion?
The inputs for cellular respiration
What is glucose and oxygen?
What is prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telephase
Fill in the blanks. It takes ___ molecules of carbon dioxide and ___ molecules of water to make ___ molecules of glucose and ___ molecules of oxygen.
What is 6,6,1,6?