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1
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What are the projections on the cell used to move the cell

A

Cilia

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2
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What are the projections on the cell used to move the cell

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Flagella

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3
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What is a protein monomer

A

Amino Acid

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4
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What is main function of carbohydrates?

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Source of energy

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5
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What is the main function of proteins

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Control chemical reaction rates

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6
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What is the symbol for phosphorus

A

P

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7
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Elements, isotopes, radio active isotopes are all

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Atoms

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8
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What is the symbol for silicon

A

Si

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9
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In a cell, what is function of a vacuole

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Membrane structure in the cell for storage

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10
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What does a ribosome do?

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Manufactures proteins

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11
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What is the function of the golgi apparatus?

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Packages proteins for transport out of cell

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12
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What is the shape of an amino acid?

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A Carbon atom surrounded by an amino group, a carboxyl group, and a side chain

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13
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What shape are lipids?

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A hydrophilic “head” and hydrophobic “tail”

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14
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What shape or nucleic acids?

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Phosphate, a pentagram of sugar, and a base

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15
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What is the function of nucleic acids?

A

Genetic information

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16
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What is the main function of lipids?

A

Energy storage

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17
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What is the monomer for nucleic acid?

A

Nucleotide

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18
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What is the monomer for lipids?

A

Fatty acids or gycerol

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19
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What is the polymer for proteins?

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Polypeptide chain or proteins

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20
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What is the polymer for cabohydrates?

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Polysaccharides or starch

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21
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What part of the cell directs all cell processes?

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Nucleus

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22
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What part of the cell contains the DNA

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Nucleus

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23
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What organelle is the site of ribosome attachment?

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Endoplasmic reticulum

24
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What organelle plays a role in cell division—it pulls the nucleus apart

A

Centrioles

25
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What organelle digests other organelles (among other things)?

26
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What is a carbohydrate monomer?

A

Monosaccharides

27
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List three monsaccharides

A

Glucose, Fructose and Galactose

28
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What is the shape of a monsaccharide?

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A 5 or 6 sided carbon ring

29
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Nuclear Envelope

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Its a double membrane around the nucleus

30
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What is the function of a cell wall?

A

It provides support for plant cells

31
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What is a polymer for Lipids?

32
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What type of bond between atoms happens when two atoms share electrons?

33
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What is a polymer of nucleic acids?

A

nucleic acid

34
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Name one of the essential amino acids

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Histamine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Lysine, Methionine, Phenylamine, Threonine, Tryptophan, and Valine

35
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What term is used when a cell is in a steady internal environment?

A

Homeostasis

36
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What is asexual reproduction?

A

Cloning or reproduction using only one organism

37
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Name two cell types that are Prokaryotic?

A

Viruses and bacteria

38
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What is the symbol for hydrogen?

39
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What is the symbol for oxygen?

40
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What is the symbol for calcium?

41
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What is the symbol for sodium?

42
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Where are ribosomes produced?

43
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What is the name for the tubular strands inside a cell that anchors the organelles?

A

Cytoskeleton

44
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What is the fluid inside a cell or organelle called?

45
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What organelle inside a plant changes light energy to chemical energy?

A

Chloroplast

46
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What is the symbol for nitrogen?

47
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What is the symbol for potassium

48
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What is the symbol for carbon?

49
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What organelle converts sugar in to useable energy?

A

Mitochondria

50
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What does the mitochondria in a cell do?

A

Creates energy for the cell

51
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What type of cells have a nucleus?

A

Eukaryotic cells

52
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What is an ionic bond between atoms?

A

A bond where atoms lose or add electrons

53
Q

What is Panspermia?

A

A theory that living cells came to earth from another planet or meteorite.

54
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What is Primordial Soup?

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A theory that living cells came about by atoms smashing into one another randomly

55
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What is the theory that uses Hydrothermal Vents?

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A theory that living cells came from the warm water vents in the bottom of the ocean.

56
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What is the Electric Spark Theory?

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A theory that living cells came about using the primordial soup theory with the addition of a spark of energy.

57
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What type of reproduction is cloning?

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