Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
20 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Photosynthesis
|
Process by which plants capture light emergy and use it to make foor from carbondioxide and water
|
|
|
Pigment
|
colored chemical compound that absorbs light
|
|
|
Chlorophyll
|
green pigment found in the chloroplasts of plants, algae and some compounds
|
|
|
Stomata
|
Small opening on the undersides of most leaves through which oxygen and carbon dioxide can move
|
|
|
Autotroph
|
an organism that makes its own food
|
|
|
Heterotroph
|
an organism that can't make its own food
|
|
|
Respiration
|
process by which cella break down food molecules to release the energy they contain
|
|
|
Fermentation
|
Process by which cells break down molecules to release energy without using oxygen
|
|
|
Cell Cycle
|
regular sequence of growth and division
|
|
|
Interphase
|
stage of cell cycle that takes place before cell division occurs, cell grows, copies DNA, prepares to divide
|
|
|
Replication
|
when a cell makes copy of DNA in nucleus
|
|
|
Mitosis
|
stage of cell cycle where the cell nucleus divides into 2 new nuclei and once copy of DNA is given to each daughter cell
|
|
|
Chromosome
|
rod-shaped cellular structure made of condensed chromatin, contains DNA which carries genetic info that controls inherited characteristics like eye color and blood type
|
|
|
Chromatin
|
material in cell that contains DNA and carries genetic info
|
|
|
Chromatid
|
one of the identical rods of a chromosome
|
|
|
cytokinesis
|
final stage of cell cycle where cell cytoplasm divides, distributing organelles into each of new cells
|
|
|
cancer
|
a disease where some body cells grow and divide uncontrollably damaging parts of body around them
|
|
|
mutation
|
a change in a gene or chromosome
|
|
|
tumor
|
mass of abnormal cells that develops when cancerous cells divide and grow uncontrollably
|
|
|
chemotherapy
|
the use of drugs to kill cancer cells
|
