Unit 2 Review

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What is the waste product of photosynthesis?

Back

Oxygen

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What is respiration?

Back

The breakdown of glucose to produce energy.

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Where do mitochondria function in cells?

Back

They are the location in cells where cellular respiration happens.

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How are photosynthesis and cellular respiration related?

Back

What's produced by one is needed for the other.

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What happens to Nemo's cells in freshwater?

Back

Freshwater is hypotonic to Nemo's cells and will result in water entering them, causing the cells to swell and burst.

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Define photosynthesis.

Back

The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll.

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What is the main purpose of cellular respiration?

Back

To convert biochemical energy from nutrients into ATP, and then release waste products.

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What is a hypertonic solution?

Back

A solution that has a higher concentration of solutes compared to another solution.

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What is a hypotonic solution?

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A solution that has a lower concentration of solutes compared to another solution.

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What role do chloroplasts play in plants?

Back

Chloroplasts are the organelles where photosynthesis occurs.