
Chapter 2: How Cells Function
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- Q1Which process releases energy?photosynthesiscellular respirationosmosisdiffusion30s
- Q2Carbohydrates are important to cells because theyspeed up chemical reactionsare a source of energyare genetic materialproduce water30s
- Q3What do chicken fat, peanut oil, and beeswax have in common? They are allcarbohydratesnucleic acidslipidsproteins30s
- Q4Proteins are made up of smaller molecules calledlipidsbirdssugarsamino acids30s
- Q5Water is important to a cell becausewater provides the cell with carbonchemical reactions take place in waterit provides the cell with energy30s
- Q6Someone opens a bottle of vinegar. The scent fills the kitchen. This is an example ofosmosisdiffusioncellular respirationactive transport30s
- Q7Cells sometimes use energy to transport materials across the cell membrane. This process is calledcellular respirationactive transportphotosynthesisosmosis30s
- Q8What is one characteristic of fermentation?fights infectioncaptures energy from sunlightproduces energy without sugarproduces energy without oxygen30s
- Q9What is diffusion of water into and out of a cell?fermentationosmosisphotosynthesisdiffusion30s
- Q10________________________ is the process by which plants produce glucose and oxygen.fermentationcellular respirationphotosynthesisexocytosis30s
- Q11A major source of energy for most cells is a sugar molecule called ______________.oxygenglucosestarchcarbon dioxide30s
- Q12Cells use oxygen to release energy during _______________________.glucosephotosynthesiscellular respirationfermentation30s
- Q13If a muscle cell does not have enough oxygen, it can still release energy through the process of _____________.osmosisphotosynthesiscellular respirationfermentation30s
- Q14____________________ is the process by which molecules spread out in all directions to move toward an equal distribution.active transportdiffusionphotosynthesisosmosis30s
- Q15Materials moving into and out of a cell must cross the _____________________.vacuoleERcell membranegolgi body30s