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What is the function of the membranes in cells?

To help the cell move around

To separate the inside of the cell from the outside (correct)

To produce energy for the cell

To provide structural support to the cell

What is homeostasis in relation to cells?

The ability to resist external changes

The ability to maintain stable, constant internal conditions (correct)

The ability to reproduce quickly

The ability to change internal conditions rapidly

What is the main purpose of maintaining cellular barriers?

For rapid cell movement

For structural support

For growth, reproduction, and homeostasis (correct)

For energy production

What type of cells are surrounded by a plasma membrane?

Eukaryotic cells Signup and view all the answers

What do eukaryotic cells contain that distinguishes them from other types of cells?

A nucleus and organelle structures Signup and view all the answers

How are the internal environments of cells different from the outside environment?

They have different conditions from the outside environment Signup and view all the answers

What is the tendency for particles to spread out evenly in an available space?

Diffusion Signup and view all the answers

Which process allows larger, polar molecules to enter or exit the cell through transport proteins?

Facilitated diffusion Signup and view all the answers

What type of animals generate heat through their own metabolism?

Endotherms Signup and view all the answers

Which cellular process helps maintain body temperature?

Metabolism Signup and view all the answers

What type of feedback mechanism attempts to maintain a target level?

Negative feedback Signup and view all the answers

Which type of cellular transport requires the cell to use energy to move molecules against the concentration gradient?

Active transport Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the process by which plants use energy from sunlight to make sugar and oxygen from carbon dioxide and water?

Photosynthesis Signup and view all the answers

What triggers nearby fruits to start ripening and producing ethylene?

Ethylene emission from a ripening fruit Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary hormone produced by beta cells in response to a carbohydrate-heavy meal?

Insulin Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of glucagon in the feedback mechanism for blood glucose levels?

Tells cells and liver to free up stored glucose Signup and view all the answers

Which type of diabetes occurs when the body stops recognizing insulin?

Type II diabetes Signup and view all the answers

What is the process by which carbon dioxide and water are converted to sugar and oxygen using sunlight referred to as?

Photosynthesis Signup and view all the answers

What are the products of glycolysis?

Two pyruvate, two NADH, and two net ATP Signup and view all the answers

What happens in the transition reaction of cellular respiration?

Pyruvate is broken down and combined with coenzyme A to form acetyl-CoA Signup and view all the answers

Where does the Krebs cycle occur?

In the mitochondria Signup and view all the answers

What is the final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain?

Oxygen Signup and view all the answers

What are the byproducts of lactic fermentation in anaerobic respiration?

Lactic acid Signup and view all the answers

Why is cellular respiration important for living organisms?

It liberates cellular energy as ATP, essential for life Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of cellular respiration?

To release stored energy from sugar and convert it into ATP Signup and view all the answers

Why is cellular respiration necessary for life?

To convert energy stored in sugar into a more usable form (ATP) Signup and view all the answers

Which organelle acts as the site for cellular energy production in eukaryotic cells?

Mitochondria Signup and view all the answers

In which stage of aerobic cellular respiration does glycolysis occur?

Glycolysis does not need oxygen to occur Signup and view all the answers

What is the starting material for glycolysis?

Glucose Signup and view all the answers

What is the most common form of cellular respiration in eukaryotic cells?

Aerobic respiration Signup and view all the answers

What process do plants perform to convert energy from sunlight into food?

Photosynthesis Signup and view all the answers

What is the chemical equation for photosynthesis?

6CO2 + 6H2O yields C6H12O6 + 6O2 Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of chlorophyll in photosynthesis?

Reflecting green wavelengths of light Signup and view all the answers

What happens when chlorophyll absorbs light energy?

Electrons jump to a high energy level Signup and view all the answers

What is the method of organizing different species of life on Earth known as?

Hierarchical classification Signup and view all the answers

What is the last level of species in the taxonomic classification system?

Species Signup and view all the answers

What does taxonomic classification use to identify different species?

Last two taxonomic levels, genus and species Signup and view all the answers

What compound absorbs a particular wavelength of visible light in plants' chloroplasts?

Chlorophyll Signup and view all the answers

What is the range of wavelengths from radio waves to high-energy gamma rays called?

Electromagnetic spectrum Signup and view all the answers

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What is the function of the membranes in cells?

What is homeostasis in relation to cells?

What is the main purpose of maintaining cellular barriers?

What type of cells are surrounded by a plasma membrane?

What do eukaryotic cells contain that distinguishes them from other types of cells?

How are the internal environments of cells different from the outside environment?

What is the tendency for particles to spread out evenly in an available space?

Which process allows larger, polar molecules to enter or exit the cell through transport proteins?

What type of animals generate heat through their own metabolism?

Which cellular process helps maintain body temperature?

What type of feedback mechanism attempts to maintain a target level?

Which type of cellular transport requires the cell to use energy to move molecules against the concentration gradient?

What is the name of the process by which plants use energy from sunlight to make sugar and oxygen from carbon dioxide and water?

What triggers nearby fruits to start ripening and producing ethylene?

What is the primary hormone produced by beta cells in response to a carbohydrate-heavy meal?

What is the role of glucagon in the feedback mechanism for blood glucose levels?

Which type of diabetes occurs when the body stops recognizing insulin?

What is the process by which carbon dioxide and water are converted to sugar and oxygen using sunlight referred to as?

What are the products of glycolysis?

What happens in the transition reaction of cellular respiration?

Where does the Krebs cycle occur?

What is the final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain?

What are the byproducts of lactic fermentation in anaerobic respiration?

Why is cellular respiration important for living organisms?

What is the purpose of cellular respiration?

Why is cellular respiration necessary for life?

Which organelle acts as the site for cellular energy production in eukaryotic cells?

In which stage of aerobic cellular respiration does glycolysis occur?

What is the starting material for glycolysis?

What is the most common form of cellular respiration in eukaryotic cells?

What process do plants perform to convert energy from sunlight into food?

What is the chemical equation for photosynthesis?

What is the role of chlorophyll in photosynthesis?

What happens when chlorophyll absorbs light energy?

What is the method of organizing different species of life on Earth known as?

What is the last level of species in the taxonomic classification system?

What does taxonomic classification use to identify different species?

What compound absorbs a particular wavelength of visible light in plants' chloroplasts?

What is the range of wavelengths from radio waves to high-energy gamma rays called?

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