Biology Vocabulary Terms

Glucose is a primary carbohydrate monomer used by living things. Its chemical formula is ______.

• C₆H₁₂O₆

• C₁₂H₁₂O

• C₁₀H₆O₂

• C₁H₂O₃

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the full name of ATP?

• Adenosine triphosphate

• Adenine triphosphate

• Adenosine diphosphate

• Adenine diphosphate

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NGSS.HS-LS1-7

Match the following components of ATP with their descriptions:

• Adenine

• Three parts

• Ribose

• Nitrogenous base

• Phosphate Groups

• Sugar

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

ATP consists of three parts: an adenine, ribose (sugar), and ______.

• Two phosphate groups

• Three phosphate groups

• Four phosphate groups

• Five phosphate groups

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

ATP releases energy when it breaks the third ______ off its phosphate tail.

• Carbon

• Hydrogen

• Phosphate

• Nitrogen

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NGSS.HS-LS1-7

A pigment is a substance that absorbs ______.

• Sound energy

• Light energy

• Heat energy

• Electrical energy

Which part of the chloroplast is responsible for protecting it?

• Thylakoid

• Outer membrane

• Stroma

• Grana

Match the following parts of the chloroplast with their functions:

• Thylakoid

• Liquid that fills the chloroplast where the second stage of photosynthesis occurs.

• Chloroplast DNA

• Contains its own DNA separate from the cell's nucleus

• Stroma

• Site of the first stage of photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The broad, flat upper surface of a leaf is well suited to its role of capturing ______.

• Water

• Sunlight

• Nutrients

• Carbon dioxide

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Match the following parts of the leaf with their functions: Palisade mesophyll, Guard cells, Chloroplasts.

• Chloroplasts

• Open and close stomata

• Palisade Mesophyll

• Contain chlorophyll

• Guard Cells

• Capture sunlight

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2