5652283878 | Carbohydrates | monosaccharides | 0 | |
5652319687 | proteins | amino acids | 1 | |
5652319688 | lipids | fatty acids | 2 | |
5652357540 | monomer | a molecule that can be bonded to other identical molecules | 3 | |
5652365281 | polymer | is a large molecule, or macromolecule, composed of many repeated subunits | 4 | |
5652381042 | plant cells | Include a cell wall, chloroplast, vacuole, nucleus etc | 5 | |
5652418117 | Animal cells | cell membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm, | 6 | |
5652448006 | prokaryotic cells | Do not have a nucleus, complex cell wall, small ribosomes, no organelles | 7 | |
5652462608 | Eukaryotic cells | have nucleuses, animal plant | 8 | |
5652483658 | ATP | adenosine triphosphate, the biochemical way to store and use energy | 9 | |
5652500939 | function of chloroplasts | work to convert light energy of the Sun into sugars that can be used by cells. | 10 | |
5652509519 | function of mitochondria | produce the energy currency of the cell (ATP) through respiration | 11 | |
5709123821 | why do humans use carbs as a energy source | takes less energy to burn a carbs than it does fat | 12 | |
5709135719 | enzymes | proteins that lower activation energy, also bind with substrates at the active site. | 13 | |
5709159324 | Oxygen | - charge | 14 | |
5709164061 | Hydrogen | + charge | 15 | |
5709172613 | osmosis | the process where molecules pass through a semi-permeable membrane from a low concentration to a high concetration | 16 | |
5709172614 | diffusion | the movement of particles from high concentration to low concentration until uniform throughout | 17 | |
5709226556 | Active transport | against the concentration gradient, uses ATP | 18 | |
5709237508 | gases absorbed by plants | CO2 | 19 | |
5709246323 | gases released by plants | Oxygen | 20 | |
5709263636 | CO2 levels are higher in the winter | there are no leaves to take in the co2 from the air | 21 | |
5709285765 | cellular respiration | occurs in both plants and animals | 22 | |
5709291370 | glycolysis | the universal process that shows we have all come from a common ancestor | 23 | |
5709305252 | concentration gradients | drive the electron transport chain of photosynthesis and respiration | 24 | |
5709354040 | hypertonic | concentration of solutes is greater OUTSIDE the cell | 25 | |
5709354041 | hypotinic | concentration of solutes is greater INSIDE the cell | 26 | |
5709440288 | compare and contrast prokaryotes and eukaryotes | ![]() | 27 |
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