Living Environment Regents questions

A compound that is synthesized by both humans and geranium plants is

ATP

Energy to transfer, transport materials?

ATP

Failure of human body to maintain dynamic equilibrium?

Can result in disease

Sexual Reproduction

Meiosis

Which cell structure is mainly responsible for releasing energy from food molecules in some single-celled organisms?

Mitochondria

Asexual Reproduction

Mitosis

Which sequence represents structures organized from least complex to most complex?

Nucleus-nerve cell-brain-nervous system

In a single cell organism, what carrys a variety of life functions?

Organelles

In a multicellular organism, what carrys a variety of life function?

Organs

Which organisms reduce atmosphere carbon dioxide?

Producers

Which group consists entirely of organic molecules?

Protein, starch, fat

Oxygen molecules

Release energy

During gas exchange, the cell membrane of a single-celled organism has the same function as which organ system in humans?

Respiratory

Protein synthesis is the primary function of?

Ribosomes

Organic molecules are digested into?

Smaller molecules

The reproductive system of a male mammal provides?

a means for the delivery of gametes

In living cells, chemical processes, such as synthesis, all require action of

biological catalysts

For human body to maintain homeostasis?

breakdown of glucose to release energy and remove wastes

Increasing the temperature and pH can do what?

can alter the specific shape of enzymes.

Bacteria and humans are both similar in that they both

contain genetic material

muscle cell has same DNA as nerve cells, but perform different functions?

different parts of the genetic instructions are used in each type of cell

What does the process of photosynthesis produce?

glucose, which is metabolized into more complex carbohydrates by dehydration synthesis

Before starch enters a cell

must be digested into simple sugars