Midterm Review Life Processes Review

the sum of all the chemical reactions occurring in the cells of an organism 

• Metabolism

• Respiration

• Synthesis

• Transport

the process of releasing energy in a complex series of chemical reactions 

• Metabolism

• Respiration

• Synthesis

• Transport

Where does Respiration occur in the cell?

• Chloroplast

• Ribosome

• Mitochondria

• Nucleus

the chemical combining of simple substances into more complex ones 

• Metabolism

• Respiration

• Synthesis

• Transport

What are the building blocks of Starch?

• Glucose

• Amino Acids

• 3 Fatty Acids and a Glycerol

• Nucleotides

What are the building blocks of Carbohydrates?

• Glucose

• Amino Acids

• 3 Fatty Acids and a Glycerol

• Nucleotides

What are the building blocks of Proteins?

• Glucose

• Amino Acids

• 3 Fatty Acids and a Glycerol

• Nucleotides

What are the building blocks of Enzymes?

• Glucose

• Amino Acids

• 3 Fatty Acids and a Glycerol

• Nucleotides

the circulation and absorption of materials into and around an organism 

• Metabolism

• Respiration

• Synthesis

• Transport

Movement of materials from an area of High Concentration to an area of Low concentration WITHOUT using energy

• Diffusion

• Osmosis

• Active Transport

• Transport