Cell Types
A student observed a cell with free floating DNA and no nucleus. What type of cell was this student observing?
Prokaryote
The function of the ribosome is to…
Make proteins
What type of energy is used during photosynthesis?
Solar energy (sunlight/light)
Name an organism that does both photosynthesis and cellular respiration
Plants, algae, cyanobacteria
An autotroph can do what?
Make its own food
A eukaryotic cell will have what feature storing its DNA?
Nucleus
The function of the cell membrane is to…
Control what goes into and out of the cell
What is the name for the chemical food energy we learned about?
Glucose
What are the inputs of cellular respiration?
Glucose and oxygen
Humans eat other things for food. The term that describes a human is...
Heterotroph
A chloroplast is found in which type of cell?
Plant cell OR eukaryote
The function of the mitochondria is to…
Break down sugar into ATP
Where does photosynthesis take place?
Chloroplast
Cellular respiration __________ carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.'
ADDS
What term describes the number one source of energy for living things?
The sun
A cell with membrane bound organelles, but NO chloroplasts.
Animal cell or eukaryote
The function of the chloroplast is to…
Carry out photosynthesis
What does chlorophyll do?
Absorb sunlight
True or False? Cellular respiration converts energy in plants
TRUE
What is the name of energy that is usable by the cell?
ATP
What is ONE thing prokaryotes and eukaryotes have in common?
cell membrane, cytoplasm, DNA, and ribosome
DNA is stored inside which organelle, found only in eukaryotes?
Nucleus
Describe the energy conversion during photosynthesis.
Light-->Chemical
Describe the energy conversion during cellular respiration
Chemical-->Chemical (ATP)
What is the name for the chemical energy stored in foods we eat?
glucose