MDCAT • NUMS • PMDC
COLOR FLASHCARDS — VOLUME 1
40 Original Quick-Revision Cards
Study tip: Cover the answer, recall it yourself, then reveal and check.
FLASHCARD 1 • BIOLOGY
Q: What is the basic structural and functional unit of life?
✓ ANSWER: The cell.
FLASHCARD 2 • BIOLOGY
Q: Which organelle is mainly responsible for ATP production?
✓ ANSWER: Mitochondrion.
FLASHCARD 3 • BIOLOGY
Q: What is the main function of ribosomes?
✓ ANSWER: Protein synthesis.
FLASHCARD 4 • BIOLOGY
Q: What molecule stores hereditary information in most organisms?
✓ ANSWER: DNA.
FLASHCARD 5 • BIOLOGY
Q: What is photosynthesis?
✓ ANSWER: The process by which plants use light energy to make organic food.
FLASHCARD 6 • BIOLOGY
Q: Which pigment absorbs most of the light used in photosynthesis?
✓ ANSWER: Chlorophyll.
FLASHCARD 7 • BIOLOGY
Q: What is diffusion?
, ✓ ANSWER: Net movement of particles from higher concentration to lower concentration.
FLASHCARD 8 • BIOLOGY
Q: What is osmosis?
✓ ANSWER: Movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane from higher water potential
to lower water potential.
FLASHCARD 9 • BIOLOGY
Q: What is mitosis mainly used for?
✓ ANSWER: Growth, cell replacement, and asexual reproduction in some organisms.
FLASHCARD 10 • BIOLOGY
Q: What is meiosis?
✓ ANSWER: Cell division that produces haploid cells and reduces chromosome number by half.
COLOR FLASHCARDS — VOLUME 1
40 Original Quick-Revision Cards
Study tip: Cover the answer, recall it yourself, then reveal and check.
FLASHCARD 1 • BIOLOGY
Q: What is the basic structural and functional unit of life?
✓ ANSWER: The cell.
FLASHCARD 2 • BIOLOGY
Q: Which organelle is mainly responsible for ATP production?
✓ ANSWER: Mitochondrion.
FLASHCARD 3 • BIOLOGY
Q: What is the main function of ribosomes?
✓ ANSWER: Protein synthesis.
FLASHCARD 4 • BIOLOGY
Q: What molecule stores hereditary information in most organisms?
✓ ANSWER: DNA.
FLASHCARD 5 • BIOLOGY
Q: What is photosynthesis?
✓ ANSWER: The process by which plants use light energy to make organic food.
FLASHCARD 6 • BIOLOGY
Q: Which pigment absorbs most of the light used in photosynthesis?
✓ ANSWER: Chlorophyll.
FLASHCARD 7 • BIOLOGY
Q: What is diffusion?
, ✓ ANSWER: Net movement of particles from higher concentration to lower concentration.
FLASHCARD 8 • BIOLOGY
Q: What is osmosis?
✓ ANSWER: Movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane from higher water potential
to lower water potential.
FLASHCARD 9 • BIOLOGY
Q: What is mitosis mainly used for?
✓ ANSWER: Growth, cell replacement, and asexual reproduction in some organisms.
FLASHCARD 10 • BIOLOGY
Q: What is meiosis?
✓ ANSWER: Cell division that produces haploid cells and reduces chromosome number by half.