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Mrs Hacker"s final
final review
Question | Answer |
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What is a cell | smallest unit that can perform live processes |
what is stimulus | anything that causes a reation in an organism or any part of an organism |
what is homeostasis | the maintenance of a constant internal state in a changing environment |
reproduction when the sex cells from two parents unite | sexual reprodution |
reproduction that does not involve the union of sex cells | asexual reproduction |
passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring | heredity |
sum of allchemical procesess that occur in an organism | metabolism |
organism that can make its owm food by using energy from its surroundings | producer |
organism that eats other organisms or organic matter | consumer |
organism that gets energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms | decomposer |
molecule that is made up of amino acids and is needed to build body structures | protein |
class of energy-giving nutrients that encludes sugars, starches, and fiber | carbohydrate |
type of biohemical that does not dissolve in water | lipid |
lipid that contains phosphorus and is a structural component in cell membranes | phospholipids |
adenosine triphosphate | ATP |
molecule made up of subunits called nucleotides | nucleic acid |
phospholipid layer that covers a cell's surface | cell membrane |
one of the smallest bodies in a cell's cytoplasm that are specialized to perform a specific function | organelle |
ina eukaryotic cell, a membrane bound organelle that contains the cell's DNA | nucleus |
organism that consists of a single cell that does not have a nucleus | prokaryote |
organism made up of cells that have a nucleus enclosed by a membrane | eukaryote |
rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane and provides support to the cell | cell wall |
cell organelle composed of RNA and protein | ribosomes |
assits in the priduction, processing, and transport of proteins | endoplasmic reticulum |
site of cellular respiration | mitochondrion |
helps make and package materials to be transported out of the cell | Golgi complex |
small cavaty or sac that contains materials in a eukaryotic cell | vesicle |
cell organelle that contains digestive enzymes | lysosome |
group of similar cells that perform a common function | tissue |
collection of tissues that carry out a specialized function of the body | organ |
group of organs that work togther to perform body functions | organ system |
living thing | orgnaism |
arrangement of parts in an organism | structure |
the special, normal, or proper activity of an organ or part | function |
movement of particles from regions of higher density regions to regions of lower density | diffusion |
diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane | osmosis |
movement of subtances across a cell membrane without the use of energy | passive transport |
movement of subtances across a cell membrane that requires the use of energy | active transport |
peocess which a large particle enters the cell | endocytosis |
process in which a cell releases a large particle | exocytosis |
process plants use to make energy | photosynthesis |
process by which cells use oxygen to produce energy from food | cellular resporation |
breakdown of food without the use of oxygen | fermentation |
life cycle of a cell | cell cycle |
one of the structures in the nucleus that are made up of DNA in a eukaryotic cell | chromosome |
chromosmes that have the same sequnce of genes and the same structure | homologous chromosomes |
in eukaryotic cells, a process of cell division that forms two new nuclei | mitosis |
division of the cytopalasm of a cell | cytokinesis |
all organisms are made of one or more cells, the is the basic uni of all living things, and all cells come from existing cells are the three parts of the | cell theory |
what is the equation of cellular resperation | C6+H12+O6->6CO2+6H2O+ATP |