Biology STAAR Review

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Organelle responsible for giving green color to plants and site of photosynthesis

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Chloroplast

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Stage of the cell cycle during which DNA is replicated

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S stage

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What causes stem cells to differentiate into different types of cells?

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Different genes are turned off and on.

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A plant that makes its own food is considered an __________ or producer

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Autotroph

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This process is called when mRNA is synthesized from a DNA template

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Transcription

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This process is called when proteins are synthesized from mRNA

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Translation

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The powerhouse of the cell that produces energy (ATP)

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Mitochondria

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The basic unit of life

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Cell

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The process by which plants convert sunlight into chemical energy

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Photosynthesis

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The semi-permeable structure that surrounds the cell

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Cell membrane