DAY 1

Question 1

Cell membrane

Answer 1

controls what leaves and enters the cell; maintains homeostasis

Question 2

Vacuole

Answer 2

organelle that holds water; particularly large in plant cells

Question 3

Homeostasis

Answer 3

regulation of conditions within a cell which allows for stable equilibrium

Question 4

Virus

Answer 4

tiny non-living structure that depends on a host cell to reproduce

Question 5

Host cell

Answer 5

a particular type of cell that is targeted by a virus for reproduction

Question 6

Diffusion

Answer 6

the tendency of a substance to move from a higher concentration to lower concentration

Question 7

Active transport

Answer 7

movement of a substance across a cell membrane requiring the use of energy

Question 8

Mitochondria

Answer 8

organelle responsible for breaking down food into energy

Question 9

Cytoplasm

Answer 9

suspends organelles in a eukaryotic cell; enclosed by the cell membrane

Question 10

Nucleic acids

Answer 10

a biological molecule, such as DNA or RNA, that contain genetic coding

Question 11

Cell wall

Answer 11

supports and protects cell membrane in plant cells

Question 12

Chloroplast

Answer 12

contains chlorophyll for photosynthesis in plant cells

Question 13

Passive transport

Answer 13

diffusion of a substance across a cell membrane requiring no energy

Question 14

Hypotonic

Answer 14

solution with a relatively lower solute concentration (such as salt)

Question 15

Prokaryotic

Answer 15

simple cells without organelles

Question 16

Hypertonic

Answer 16

solution with a relatively higher solute concentration (such as salt)

Question 17

Organelles

Answer 17

specialized functional bodies within the cytoplasm of a cell

Question 18

Nucleus

Answer 18

controls the cell’s activities; contains the cell’s DNA

Question 19

Eukaryotic

Answer 19

complex cells containing organelles with specific functions