Make Up Vocab III Quiz

The basic unit of structure and function for living things.

• atom

• cell

• molecule

• element

A nucleic acid molecule made up of two long strands of nucleotides in the shape of a double helix that contains deoxyribose sugar and that stores genetic information.

• protein

• enzyme

• deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

• Ribonucleic acid (RNA)

simple cells that do not have a nucleus; found in bacteria

• eukaryotic cell

• prokaryotic cell

• algae

• eukaryote

A process used by plants; converts light energy, carbon dioxide, and water into glucose (sugar) and oxygen.

• cell theory

• cellular respiration

• photosynthesis

• Krebs cycle

The process used by cells to release energy by converting glucose and oxygen into carbon dioxide and water; takes place in the mitochondria.

• Krebs cycle

• photosynthesis

• hyrdolysis

• cellular respiration

The movement of water across as semi-permeable membrane.

• active transport

• osmosis

• exocytosis

• endocytosis

A section of DNA that determines a specific trait, such as eye color.

• dominant

• allele

• recessive

• gene

Something that is classified as 'not living'

• Biotic

• Abiotic

• Organism

• Cell

An organism that consists of only one cell, such as an amoeba

• unicelluar

• organ

• eukaryote

• multicelluar

A stable internal environment of a living organism

• stimuli

• cell

• antibody

• homeostasis