Characteristics of Life
Organelles
Cell Respiration/Photosynthesis
Miscellaneous
Diffusion and Osmosis
100

The basic unit of life that all living organisms are made of 

Cells! 

100

What is the function of chloroplasts in plant cells? 

Photosynthesis/produce food 

100

During photosynthesis, plants turn sunlight into ____________. 

Food/glucose/chemical energy 
100

Select the false statement: 

A. All Living Things are made of cells 

B. Cells come from pre existing cells 

C. Some living things are not made of cells 

D. Cells are the most basic unit of life 

C

100

A 2 mm plant cell and a 2 mm animal cell are both placed in a beaker of water. At the end of the experiment, the plant cell is 4 mm in size and the animal cell is 6 mm in size. Which cell type was more impacted by Osmosis? 

animal cell! 

200

What are 2 characteristics of living things? 

Movement, need for energy, reproduction, made of cells, maintain homeostasis, growth and development, response to stimulus. 

200

Which organelles are only found in plant cells? 

Chloroplasts, Cell Wall 

200

The sugar plants produce during photosynthesis is ___________. 

Glucose 

200

Diffusion and Osmosis are controlled by which cell organelle? 

Cell membrane 

200

Osmosis = water moving from a high concentration to low concentration area through a cell membrane.


A cell biologist was curious about osmosis and the differences between plant and animal cells. She got 1 mm2 sized-samples of cells from an onion and from her cheek and put them in pure water. After the cells soaked for 1 hour in the water, she measured the surface area they covered to answer this investigative question:


Question: What is the effect of type of cells on the amount they expand by osmosis?

What is the controlled variable in this experiment? (stays the same in both groups?) 

What is the independent variable in this experiment? (What is being tested, and changes between groups?) 


Control= Size of the cells 

Independent= type of cell (plant or animal)

300

You used to be a baby, now you are a young adult. What characteristic of living things does this satisfy? 

Growth and Development 

300

Provide two organelles that both plant and animal cells share, as well as their function 

mitochondria- produce energy 

nucleus- control center 

cell membrane- controls what enters/leaves 

vacuole- stores food/water 

300

What gas is produced during photosynthesis, and what gas is produced during cell respiration? 

P= Oxygen 

CR= Carbon Dioxide 

300

Which of the following are functions of cells: 

A. Use energy 

B. Take in Nutrients 

C. Get Rid of Wastes 

D. Reproduce 

All of the above! 

300

According to the image, will molecules move into or out of the cell to reach equilibrium? 




Into the cell 

400

You're too cold, so your body shivers to warm back up. What characteristic of living things does this satisfy? 

maintain homeostasis 

400

Provide the function of the following organelles: 

1. Mitochondria 

2. Nucleus 

3. Chloroplasts 

4. Cell membrane 

5. Cytoplasm 

6. Lysosome 

1. Produce energy 

2. Control Center, has DNA 

3. Produce glucose, photosynthesis 

4. Controls what enters/leaves cell 

5. holds organelles in place, jelly-like 

6. get rid of wastes, "clean up crew" 

400

What are the reactants of cell respiration (What two things go INTO cell respiration?) 

Glucose, Oxygen 

400

Why do different types of cells (for example, muscle cells and bone cells) look different? 

They are from a different part of the body, and have different functions. 

400

This type of transport requires energy, and moves molecules from areas of low concentration to high concentration. 

A. Passive Transport 

B. Active Transport 

B. Active Transport 

500

A student said that cars can be considered living things because they use energy, move, and age over time. Is the student correct? Provide evidence and reasoning for or against the student's claim. 

No- they are not made of cells, and cannot reproduce. Both are essential characteristics of living things. 

500

Two students are looking at a sample of cells under the microscope. One student says that they are animal cells, another says that they are plant cells. What organelle could you look for to determine if they are plant cells? 

Cell Wall! 

500

What are the reactants and products of photosynthesis? What are the reactants and products of cell respiration? 

P reactants= carbon dioxide, water, sunlight 

P products = glucose, Oxygen 

CR reactants = glucose, Oxygen 

CR products = carbon dioxide, energy, water 

500

From this list, What do prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells BOTH have? 

Cell membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm, DNA, ribosomes, membrane bound organelles 

ribosomes, cytoplasm, DNA, cell membrane 

500

In a minimum of two sentences, compare Osmosis and Diffusion. 

Osmosis is movement of water, diffusion is movement of any other material. Both Osmosis and diffusion occur in cells. Both carry molecules from areas of high to areas of low concentration.