Topic #5: Life Processes & Cells
Preparation Flashcards
 Definition of life processes
 Definition and examples (explanations) of each of the 9 life
processes:
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Transport (circulation, absorption, etc . . .)
Locomotion
Nutrition (heterotrophic, autotrophic, ingest, digest, egest, photosynthesis)
Respiration (aerobic vs. anaerobic)
Excretion
Growth
Reproduction (sexual vs. asexual)
Synthesis
Regulation (metabolsim, homeostasis)
 List some key scientists who helped create the Cell Theory (ex.
Hooke, Leeuwenhoek, Schleidan, Schwann, Virchow)
 Three (3) parts of the Cell Theory (and exceptions to it)
 Definition or organelles
 Must be able to label all parts of the cell and know the functions of
the organelles listed below:
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Nucleus, Cell Membrane, Cytoplasm, Vacuole, Endoplasmic Reticulum,
Ribosomes, Mitochondria, Golgi Bodies, Lysosomes, Centriole (animal cell
only), Chloroplast (plant cell only), Cell Wall (plant cell only)
Structure and Function of the cell membrane (semi-permiable)
Passive Transport (diffusion and osmosis)
Active Transport - ATP (endocytosis and exocytosis)
Definition of Cellular Respiration
Chemical reaction for cellular respiration (aerobic respiration)
Anaerobic Respiration (alcoholic and lactic fermentation)
Definition of Prokaryote vs. Eukaryote (examples of each)
Unicellular vs. Multicellular (examples of each)
Levels of organization (smallest  largest)