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What will happen to wilted lettuce when it is placed in cold water? Will water move into or out of the lettuce? Will it make it more wilted or will it become crisp (fresh and un-wilted)?
Take in water, become more crisp
What happens to a cell that is placed in a hypotonic solution?
Water moves into the cell
What cell organelle does a plant have a lot of that makes it able to photosynthesize?
Chloroplasts
The conversion of carbon dioxide into oxygen occurs in what cellular process?
Photosynthesis
What molecule makes up the largest part of the cell membrane?
Phospholipids
What type of transport across the cell membrane requires the cell to use energy?
Active Transport
What are the products of cellular respiration?
Carbon dioxide & Water & ATP (energy)
A cell that is a solution that has the same concentration of water is said to be in equilibrium. What type of a solution would it be? Hypotonic, hypertonic, or isotonic?
Isotonic
A red blood cell in a hypertonic solution will do what?
It will lose water so it will shrivel up
What are the products of photosynthesis that become the reactants of cellular respiration?
Oxygen & Glucose
What is the main source of energy used in cellular respiration?
Glucose (stored chemical energy)
What type of energy is used for a plant to photosynthesize?
Solar Energy
The passive movement (meaning it does not require energy) of something from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration is called ____.
Diffusion
What organelle of a cell is selectively permeable, is made mostly of lipids, and allows water to move through it to reach equilibrium inside and outside of the cell?
Cell membrane
Water naturally moves from low concentration to high concentration. True or False
False
Phytoplankton live in the ocean and make their own food to live. What is the name of that process?
Photosynthesis
