LIFE FUNCTIONS #1

The life function that all living things perform to create energy (ATP) is

• transport

• nutrition

• regulation

• respiration

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Why are viruses considered to be NOT alive?

• they do not perform any life functions

• they do not have cells

• they lack genetic information

• they cannot reproduce

The life function of transport depends on which two activities?

• circulation and reproduction

• absorption and regulation

• circulation and nutrition

• absorption and circulation

The life function by which organisms obtain and process food is

• respiration

• transport

• nutrition

• excretion

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Which part of a unicellular organism helps with the life function of transport?

• cytoplasm

• mitochondria

• ribosomes

• vacuoles

Which cellular organelle serves as the site of cellular respiration?

• cytoplasm

• mitochondria

• ribosomes

• vacuoles

The reactants (starting materials) of cellular respiration are

• glucose and carbon dioxide

• oxygen and ATP

• glucose and water

• oxygen and glucose

The products of cellular respiration are

• glucose, carbon dioxide, and water

• water, carbon dioxide, and ATP

• glucose, water, and ATP

• ATP, carbon dioxide, and glucose

Another name for autotrophic nutrition is

• hydrolysis

• respiration

• photosynthesis

• digestion

Why is a dog considered a heterotroph?

• It manufactures its own food.

• It reproduces sexually.

• It transforms solar energy into glucose.

• It obtains nutrients from its environment.