Ch 4

Question 1

colonial

Answer 1

Describes a living thing that is composed of a
group of similar cells living together, each cell being capable of living individually

Question 2

tissue

Answer 2

A group of similar cells that work together to
perform a specific function

Question 3

organ

Answer 3

A group of tissues that work together to perform a specific function

Question 4

organ system

Answer 4

A group of organs that work together
to perform a life function

Question 5

producer

Answer 5

An organism that manufactures its own
food (energy source), such as plants and algae

Question 6

consumer

Answer 6

An organism that obtains food by eating other organisms

Question 7

cellular respiration

Answer 7

The breakdown of a food source such as a sugar to release usable energy for a cell

Question 8

ATP

Answer 8

(adenosine triphosphate) The molecule that serves as a usable form of energy for the cell

Question 9

aerobic cellular respiration

Answer 9

The process by which cells
use oxygen to obtain usable energy from an energy source

Question 10

anaerobic cellular respiration

Answer 10

The process by which cells obtain usable energy from an energy source without using oxygen

Question 11

photosynthesis

Answer 11

The process producers use to form simple sugars from carbon dioxide and water, using light energy and chlorophyll

Question 12

chlorophyll

Answer 12

The green pigment found in the chloroplasts of plant cells that captures the light energy necessary for photosynthesis