Living Environment Regents Review 2

Front

What term is used to describe the living components of an ecosystem?

Back

Biotic

Front

What is the movement of water in a 20% salt solution placed in dialysis tubing added to distilled water?

Back

The water will move into the cell / dialysis tubing.

Front

How should the control group be treated differently than the experimental group?

Back

Both groups should be exactly the same EXCEPT for the variable. The control group doesn’t get the variable.

Front

Name the most important inorganic compound to living things.

Back

Water

Front

What part of a plant cell allows them to make their own food?

Back

Chloroplast

Front

What is the term for the non-living components of an ecosystem?

Back

Abiotic

Front

What process do plants use to convert sunlight into energy?

Back

Photosynthesis

Front

What is the primary function of mitochondria in cells?

Back

To produce energy (ATP) through cellular respiration.

Front

What is the role of chlorophyll in photosynthesis?

Back

To absorb sunlight and convert it into chemical energy.

Front

What is osmosis?

Back

The movement of water across a semi-permeable membrane from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration.