1/31 Cell Quiz Vocabulary Review

A green pigment found in the chloroplasts of plants

• heterotroph

• chlorophyll

• interphase

The process by which a cell makes a copy of its DNA in its nucleus

• respiration

• mitosis

• replication

Answer explanation

Hint: think of the word "replicate" - it means to make a copy of something!

An organism that cannot make its own food

• autotroph

• heterotroph

• chlorophyll

The process by which plants capture the energy in sunlight and use it to produce food

• Photosynthesis

• Osmosis

• Mitosis

The process by which cells break down molecules to release energy WITHOUT using oxygen

• respiration

• replication

• fermentation

An organism that makes its own food

• heterotroph

• autotroph

• chlorophyll

Answer explanation

Hint: think of the root word "auto", which means "self" - the organism can make food for itself

The process by which cells break down simple food molecules to release the energy they contain

• fermentation

• replication

• respiration

The movement of materials through a cell membrane using energy

• diffusion

• active transport

• passive transport

The regular sequence of growth and division that cells undergo

• cell cycle

• osmosis

• interphase

The stage of the cell cycle that takes place before cell division occurs

• mitosis

• cytokinesis

• interphase