Cell Energy Flashcards25/26

Front

What are the two specialized cells around the stomata that regulate its opening and closing?

Back

Guard cells

Front

What are the small openings (pores) on the underside of a leaf through which oxygen and carbon dioxide can leave and enter the plant? Also, transpiration occurs through these pores.

Back

stomata (stoma)

Front

What is the name of the cells on a leaf that are a layer of tall, column-shaped mesophyll cells just under the upper epidermis of a leaf where photosynthesis occurs?

Back

palisade mesophyll

Front

Organisms, such as plants, that make their own food are called

Back

autotrophs.

Front

Organisms that cannot make their own food and must obtain energy from the foods they eat are called

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heterotrophs.

Front

Which of the following is an autotroph? Options: mushroom, deer, leopard, tree

Back

tree

Front

Energy is released from ATP when

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a phosphate group is removed.

Front

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about ATP?

Back

Used ATP is discarded by the cell as waste.

Front

A student is collecting the gas given off from a plant in bright sunlight at a temperature of 27°C to measure the rate of photosynthesis. The gas being collected is probably:

Back

oxygen.

Front

Photosynthesis uses sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into

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oxygen and high-energy sugars