Jared is preparing lemonade by mixing sugar and lemon juice into a pitcher of water. After stirring, the sugar and lemon juice completely dissolve. Which substance in Jared’s mixture is acting as the solvent, and what makes it the solvent?
Water, because it dissolves the other substances.
What are the three main parts of the cell?
nucleus, cell membrane, and cytoplasm
Which state of matter has a definite volume but no definite shape? (SOLID / LIQUID / GAS)
LIQUID
Which process takes place when heat is removed from a gas which allows the particles to slow down and move together to form a liquid?
CONDENSATION
In which stage of mitosis is the cell in?
ANAPHASE
These are cylindrical organelles that appear during cell division to form the spindle fibers.
CENTRIOLES
A farmer notices that earthworms are thriving in his compost pile. What role are the earthworms playing in this ecosystem? (Producer / Consumer / Decomposer)
Decomposer
This refers to a group of tissues working together to perform a common function.
ORGAN
Which blood cell is responsible for delivering nutrients and oxygen throughout the body?
red blood cell
A nerve cell is called ________________.
neuron
How many daughter cells are produced in meiosis?
4
A group of organisms called ___________ have a true nucleus bounded by a membrane.
eukaryotes
