2024 Fall Final Exam SSD

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What is the gel-like fluid that fills plant and animal cells?

Back

Cytoplasm

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What is the rigid structure that gives plant cells protection and support?

Back

Cell wall

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What do astronauts need to ensure their cells get from food and air to stay healthy in space?

Back

Molecules they need from food and air.

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What are amino acids?

Back

Molecules that are the building blocks of proteins.

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What important activity takes place in the lungs?

Back

Oxygen (O2) is exchanged for Carbon Dioxide (CO2).

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What is the function of the cell membrane?

Back

It controls what enters and leaves the cell.

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What is the role of vacuoles in plant cells?

Back

They store nutrients and waste products.

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What is the difference between plant and animal cells?

Back

Plant cells have a cell wall and chloroplasts; animal cells do not.

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What is photosynthesis?

Back

The process by which plants use sunlight to make food from carbon dioxide and water.

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What is cellular respiration?

Back

The process by which cells convert glucose and oxygen into energy, carbon dioxide, and water.