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Bio Regents Review
January Regents Review
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Biology
10th Grade
11/20/2013

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What are the 5 characteristics of all living things?
Definition

They:

  1. are made of cells;
  2. reproduce;
  3. have DNA;
  4. grow and develop;
  5. respond to the environment

 

 

 

Term
What are the building blocks of carbohydrates?
Definition

sugars

examples:

  1. plants-starch
  2. animals-glycogen
Term

What are the building blocks of proteins?

Definition

Amino Acids

 

examples: enzymes, cell parts, and antibodies

Term
What are the building blocks of lipids?
Definition

glycerol + 3 fatty acids

 

example: fats and oils

Term
Chloroplast
Definition
site of photosynthesis
Term
lysosomes
Definition
site of digestions of cell parts, pathogens, and food
Term
mitochondria
Definition
site of cellular respiration
Term
vacuole
Definition
site of storage for the cell
Term
ribosome
Definition
site of protein synthesis
Term
nucleus
Definition
control center of the cell
Term
cell membrane
Definition
barrier separating cell from outside environment
Term
cell wall
Definition
provides support and structure in plant cells
Term
nucleolus
Definition
site of ribosome synthesis
Term
endoplasmic reticulum
Definition
site of transport, synthesis, and storage in the cell
Term
Wher
Definition
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