Unit 2 Cell Structure and Function Review #2

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What type of solution maintains homeostasis in a cell?

Back

Isotonic solution

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How does light intensity affect the rate of photosynthesis?

Back

Increases the rate, up to a point

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What is the function of a lysosome?

Back

Vesicle filled with digestive enzymes that break down lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins into monomers and recycle damaged or unused organelles.

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What are the reactants in the equation for cellular respiration?

Back

Glucose and oxygen

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What organelle is responsible for protein synthesis?

Back

Ribosome

Front

Define homeostasis in the context of cells.

Back

The maintenance of a stable internal environment within a cell.

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What is the role of the cell membrane?

Back

To protect the cell and regulate what enters and exits.

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What is the primary function of mitochondria?

Back

To produce energy (ATP) through cellular respiration.

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What is the difference between hypertonic and hypotonic solutions?

Back

Hypertonic solutions have a higher concentration of solutes than the cell, causing it to shrink; hypotonic solutions have a lower concentration, causing it to swell.

Front

What is photosynthesis?

Back

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