Did you know that the ACT has a science section that tests your ability to interpret scientific data and make observations about the natural world? Photosynthesis: – Light + water + carbon dioxide –> oxygen and glucose – Occurs in chloroplasts – green pigment is called chlorophyll (only in plants!) – Uses solar energy and[…]

Monocot = flowering plant whose seeds have one embryonic leaf (cotyledon) Dicot = plant with seed with two embryonic leaves (cotyledons)

– Cell wall: surrounds/protects cell (only in plant cells) – Cell membrane: controls movement of materials into and out of the cell (active/passive transport) – Cytoplasm: watery area of movement – Mitochondria: produces/supplies energy – Chloroplasts: contain chlorophyll (capture sunlight) [only in plants] – Vacuoles: store food/water/chemicals – Nucleus: regulars.controls cell activities – Nuclear membrane:[…]

What is mitosis? Mitosis is the process of cell division. One cell becomes two cells with full chromosomal identity. Stages of mitosis: 1. Prophase 2. Metaphase 3. Anaphase 4. Telephase Cytokinesis begins in anaphase or telephase. Cytokinesis is the division of the cytoplasm into 2 new cells.

– Higher temperatures will (usually) increase reaction rate, colder temperatures will (usually) decrease reaction rate. – Amoebas: unicellular, have a nucleus, lack cell wall – Trophic level: the higher in a food chain an organism is, the higher its trophic level is. Producers have a lower trophic level than consumers. – Accuracy vs. Precision in[…]

– DNA undergoes transcription to become RNA. RNA undergoes translation to become protein. – Ribosomes contain RNA – Proteins are large molecules with smaller amino acids in them. – The nucleus of a cell contains chromosomes. The chromosomes have DNA wrapped in proteins.