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5759233773solutiona uniform mixture of substances. The solutions have two parts: solvent and solute0
5759233774diffusionthe random movement of molecules from an area of high to low concetration1
5759341941solventthe substance doing the dissolving; almost always water2
5759906987solutethe substance getting dissolved; food waste product oxygen etc3
5759357596osmosismolecules of a solvent pass through a membrane from a less concentrated solution into a more concentrated one so it reaches an equilibrium4
5759929826equilibriumequal solute in and out of cell5
5759357597hypertonicwater exits cell, cell shrinks6
5759360745hypotnicwater enters cell, cell can explode7
5759361887isotonicat equilibrium8
5759364630plant cells in hypertoniccell shrinks but cell wall stays the same9
5759366228plant cells in hypotoniccell gets bigger but cell wall stays the same10
5759383229four basic types of biomoleculescarbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids11
5759427279Carbohydratesprovide quick energy and short term energy storage ex/ breads sugar cereal pasta grain fruits and veggies12
5759427280Lipidslong term energy storage, insulation for animals and repels H2O ex/fats oils waxes steroids butter13
5759428908Proteinshas amino acids; builds muscles, bone and tendons; enzyme proteins that perform chemical reactions; transportation of O2 and CO2; defence against germs ex/meat eggs dairy beans14
5759438547Nucleic Acidsstore and express genetic info ex/DNA or RNA15
5759446998phospholipidsa type of lipid; can form a lipid bilayer16
5759755330cellulosecell walls17
5759758353amino acidsmuscles and tissues are made up of amino acids, meaning they carry out many important bodily functions, such as giving cells their structure.18
5759759918saccharidesmono- 1 sugar molecule (glucose) di- 2 sugar molecules (sucrose) poly- 3 or more (starch)19
5759865270H.O.N.C.H: hydrogen 1 bond O: oxygen 2 bonds N: nitrogen 3 bonds C: carbon 4 bonds20
5759879028H2O.21
5774018473similarity all names of enzymes haveall end in -ase22
5774025373change shape of an enzyme by...- adding too much heat - change in PH level - addition of toxins23
5774030146denaturedthe active site of an enzyme changes shape24
5774035268what type of biomolecules are enzymesproteins25
5774043083homeostasiswhen something is regulated to maintain balance26
5774053354catalysta substance that speeds up chemical reactions27
5774057639substratea molecule that is being broken down28
5774084737active sitewhere the substrate connects to the enzyme and makes a chem reaction29

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