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Organelles
People and Theories
Photosynthesis
Cellular Respiration
Mitosis and Meiosis
100
What organelle is the control center of the cell?
Nucleus
100
What theory states that all life is made of cells, cells are the basic building block, and all cells come from existing cells?
Cell theory.
100
In what organelle does photosynthesis occur?
The chloroplast.
100

In what organelle does cellular respiration occur? (Hint: It's the powerhouse of the cell.)

Mitochondria

100

Which process (mitosis or meiosis) is used by organisms to grow and repair injuries?

Mitosis

200
All cells are surrounded by a phospholipid bilayer called...
The cell membrane.
200
Who was the first person to observe a cell under a microscope?
Robert Hooke
200

What are the 3 reactants of photosynthesis?

Sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water.

200

What are the 2 reactants in the cellular respiration equation?

Oxygen and sugars (glucose)

200

What are the 4 stages of mitosis? (in order)

Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

300

What long whip-like organelle is used by single-celled organisms to move?

Flagella 

300

Who became known as the "Father of Genetics" after his experiments involving pea plants? 

Gregor Mendel 

300

What are the two products of photosynthesis?

Oxygen and sugars (glucose)

300

What are the 3 products of cellular respiration?

Water, carbon dioxide, and ATP

300

How many daughter cells are created by meiosis?

4

400

Which protein building organelle can be found in the cytoplasm?

Ribosomes

400

Who developed the Theory of Evolution after studying species in the Galapagos Islands?

Charles Darwin

400

Name an organism besides plants that can do photosynthesis.

Algae or bacteria

400

True or False: Plants do cellular respiration

True

400

During what phase of mitosis do chromosomes line up across the middle of the cell?

Metaphase

500

What organelle is used by cells to store water, wastes, and other molecules?

Vacuole

500

Alexander Fleming is famous for discovering what antibiotic?

Penicillin 

500

Write the balanced chemical formula for photosyntheis.

Sunlight + 6CO2 + 6H2O --> C6H12O6 + 6O2

500

Write the balanced chemical formula for cellular respiration.

6O2 + C6H12O6 --> 6CO2 + 6H2O + ATP

500

During meiosis I, homologous chromosomes exchange genetic material. What is the name for this genetic swap?

Crossing over