Vocabulary List 1

______ is the smallest component of an element; consists of a nucleus, protons and neutrons

• Gene

• Atom

• Vacuole

What is a carbohydrate?

• a class of organic compounds, that form the supporting tissues of plants; are important foods for animals and people

• several threadlike bodies, consisting of chromatin, that carry the genes in a linear order

• information

_______ is the biological principle that cells are the basic units of structure and function in living organisms.

• Hypothesis

• Cell Theory

• Law

A _______ wall is the boundary or wall that is part of the outer structure of certain cells

What is Cellular Respiration?

• an arrangement of structural components distributed throughout the cell cytoplasm, functioning as a structural support and a transport mechanism.

• the oxidation of organic compounds that occurs within cells, producing energy for cellular processes

True or False: Chlorophyll is the green coloring matter of leaves and plants, essential to the production of carbohydrates by photosynthesis.

Choose all that apply:

"Chloroplast" is...

• an organelle of plant cells

• contains chlorophyll

• material found in ghosbuster's weapon

Several threadlike bodies, consisting of chromatin, that carry the genes in a linear order

• Chromosome

• Cystoskeleton

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

Choose all that apply:

"Constant" is...

• a number expressing a property, quantity, or relation

• remains unchanged under specified conditions

• the even studied and expected to change when independent variable is changed

An arrangement of structural components distributed throughout the cell cytoplasm, functioning as a structural support and a transport mechanism is called a:

• Genotype

• Golgi Complex

• Cytoskeleton