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Biology
Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What happens during photosynthesis? | Autotrophs produce carbohydrates |
| Energy is released from ATP when... | a phosphate group is removed |
| What is NOT a stage of cellular respiration? | Fermentation |
| Organism such as plants that make their own food are called.. | Autotrophs |
| The energy needed to get a reaction started is the... | activation energy |
| The process by which organisms keep everything inside their bodies within certain limits is called... | homeostasis |
| Cellular respiration releases energy by breaking down... | food molecules |
| In the presence of oxygen, glycolysis is followed by... | The Krebs Cycle |
| How do organisms get the energy they need? | by breaking down food molecules gradually and capturing their chemical energy |
| One of the ways that cellular respiration and photosynthesis are opposite processes... | Photosynthesis removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and cellular respiration puts it back |
| The starting molecule for the Krebs Cycle is... | pyruvic acid |
| What is the Scientific Method? | Problem, Information, Hypothesis, Experiment, Results, Conclusion. |
| What are the characteristics of all living things? | Respond to their environment, growth and development, evolution, genetic code, maintaining a stable environment, made of cells, reproduce |
| What is the difference between a prokaryotic cell and a eukaryotic cell? | Prokaryotic- lacks a nucleus, mitochondria, or any other membrane- bound organism |
| What are the 4 organic compounds? | Proteins, Lipids, Carbohydrates, and Nucleic Acid |
| What is the equation for photosynthesis? | 6CO2 + 6H2O + sunlight >>> C6H12O6 + 6O2 |
| What is the difference between cohesion and adhesion? | Cohesion- water sticking to water Adhesion- water sticking to other objects |
| What are enzymes? | proteins that speed up specific chemical reactions in cells |
| What is a substrate? | What an enzyme acts upon |