the sequence of growth and division of a cell

What are cells?

Uses CO2 and H2O to produce glucose and oxygen

Process of water loss from the stomates of plant leaves

The process of maintaining a constant internal environment

The process of making food then photosynthesis

What is homeostasis?

The theory that living things arose from non-living things

A theory that states that change occurs over time

What is a clone?

States that the most fir organism will survive to reproduce

What is evolution?

Made of monosaccharides and function by providing energy

Hold the nitrogen bases together of complimentary DNA strands

What are carbohydrates?

Functions in controlling activities of the cell

A rigid, protective outer layer that surrounds the cell membrane 

Connects amino acids in the appropriate order to  make a protein

What is the cell wall?

What is the basic unit of life?

Which organelle is the "powerhouse" of the cell?

What structure controls what enters and leaves the cell?

Where does protein synthesis occur?

Which organelle contains DNA?

Which cells have a cell wall?

Which organelle is responsible for photosynthesis?

What is the jelly-like fluid inside the cell?

Which molecule makes up most of the cell membrane?

What is osmosis?

What does DNA stand for?

What shape is DNA?

What bases pair together?

What is a gene?

Humans have how many chromosomes?

What is the process of making mRNA from DNA?

A Punnett square predicts:

A dominant allele is represented by:

A mutation is 

Which process produces gametes?

Which molecule is the cell's main energy source?

Enzymes are made of:

Enzymes work by:

Which macromolecules stores genetic info?

Lipids are used for:

Which is NOT an element in carbohydrates?

Amino acids are the building blocks of:

What is the universal solvent?

pH<7 means that the substance is

What type of bond holds water molecules together?

Who proposed natural selection?

Natural selection means:

Fossils provide evidence for:

The student of evolutionary relationships is:

What causes genetic variation?

Speciation occurs when:

Homologous structures suggest:

The smallest unit that can evolve is:

What is ecology?

A group of the same species is a:

Producers are organisms that:

What is the main energy source for most ecosystems?

A food chain always starts with a:

Which gas do plants take in?

Which organism breaks down dead matter?

Max population an environment can support

Carrying capacity is:

Global warming is mainly caused by:

Symbiosis where both organisms benefit:

Bacteria are:

Viruses require what to reproduce?

What is an antibiotic used for?

Yeast is a type of:

Which disease is caused by a virus?

What shape are cocci bacteria?

What does antibiotic resistance mean?

Vaccines work by:

The microbiome mainly lives in the

The largest organ in the body is:

Which system transports blood?

The brain and spinal cord belong to the:

Which organ detoxifies chemicals?

Which blood cells fight infection?

What do red blood cells carry?

Where does gas exchange occur in the lungs?

The basic unit of the nervous system is the:

Which nutrient is the body's first source of energy?

Which organ produces insulin?

Which pigment captures sunlight?

Plants lose water through:

Xylem transports:

What part of the plant makes food?

Which organ is responsible for filtering blood to form urine?

Which part of the brain controls balance and coordination?

Which type of muscle is involuntary and found in organs?

What is the main function of the large intestine?

Which blood vessels carry blood away from the heart?

What is the functional unit of the kidney?

Where are red blood cells made?

What is the diaphragm's main job?

Which hormone regulates blood sugar?

Which part of the eye controls the amount of light entering?

What does the prefix brady- mean?

What does tachycardia refer to?

The suffix -itis means?

What does hepat- refer to?

The term nephrology is the study of the 

The suffix -ectomy means:

The root derm- refers to:

Cardiomegaly means

The prefix poly- means

What does osteoporosis literally mean?

Myalgia means:

The term subcutaneous means

The prefix anti- means:

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100 Basic Science Trivia Questions & Answers (multiple-choice quiz)