Regents Vocab-Type 1

Question 1

Active Transport

Answer 1

Cells that do need to use energy go against the concentration gradient and can go through protein pumps, endocytosis, and exocytosis.

Question 2

Amino acids

Answer 2

molecules that combine to form proteins

Question 3

Cell

Answer 3

The smallest unit that can perform all life processes

Question 4

Cell Membrane

Answer 4

A phospholipid layer that covers a cell’s surface and acts as a barrier between the inside of a cell and the cell’s environment

Question 5

Cellular respiration

Answer 5

The process by which cells produce energy from carbohydrates

Question 6

Chloroplasts

Answer 6

an organelle found in plants and algae cells where photosynthesis occurs

Question 7

Circulation

Answer 7

The flow of fluid through the tissues of an organism to allow for the transport and exchange of blood gases, nutrients, and waste products.

Question 8

Cytoplasm

Answer 8

The region of the cell within the membrane that includes the fluid the cytoskeleton and all of the organelles except the nucleus

Question 9

Digestion

Answer 9

The breakdown of food into chemical substances that can be used for energy

Question 10

Diffusion

Answer 10

The movement of particles from regions of higher density to regions of lower density

Question 11

Enzymes

Answer 11

A molecule, either protein or RNA, that acts as a catalyst in biochemical reactions

Question 12

Excretion

Answer 12

The process of eliminating metabolic wastes

Question 13

Homeostasis

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a self-regulating process by which a living organism can maintain internal stability while adjusting to changing external conditions

Question 14

Hormone

Answer 14

A substance that is made in one cell or tissue and that causes a change in another cell or tissue located in a different part of the body

Question 15

Immunity

Answer 15

The ability to resist or recover from an infection disease

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Inorganic

Answer 16

not being or consisting of living material

Question 17

Metabolism

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The sum of all chemical processes that occur in an Organism

Question 18

Mitochondria

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The powerhouse of a cell

Question 19

Nucleus

Answer 19

contains the cell’s DNA and gives out directions to parts of the cell

Question 20

Organ

Answer 20

The collection of tissues that carry out a specialized function of the body

Question 21

organ system

Answer 21

a group of organs that work together to perform body functions

Question 22

Organelle

Answer 22

One of the small bodies that are found in the cytoplasm of a cell and that are specialized to form a specific function

Question 23

Organic

Answer 23

relating to or derived from living matter.

Question 24

Receptor molecule

Answer 24

A protein that binds specific signal molecules, which causes the cell to respond

Question 25

Respiration

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The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between living cells and their environment

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Reproduction

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The process of producing offspring

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Ribosomes

Answer 27

A cell organelle composed of RNA and protein. The site of protein synthesis

Question 28

Simple Sugars

Answer 28

the most basic forms of sugar

Question 29

Synthesis

Answer 29

the production of chemical compounds

Question 30

Tissue

Answer 30

A group of similar cells that perform in common function

Question 31

Vacuole

Answer 31

A fluid-filled vesicle found in the cytoplasm of plant cells or protozoans