4997011089 | glucose | blood sugar, body's immediate source of energy | 0 | |
4997016212 | lipid | waterproof fat that stores energy | 1 | |
4997020452 | carbohydrate | main source of energy for living things | 2 | |
4997022396 | polymer | a large compound that is created from a group of monomers | 3 | |
4997030670 | biomolecule | large chemical molecules that form a structure | 4 | |
4997037111 | amino acid | joined together forming long chains of proteins | 5 | |
4997041482 | saturated fat | a lipid containing the maximum amount of hydrogen atoms bonded to carbon | 6 | |
4997046620 | starch | a polysaccharide found in plants | 7 | |
4997051672 | monomer | a small compound that when linked together creates a polymer | 8 | |
5003573435 | contractile vacuoles | expels excess water from bacterial cells that live in water | 9 | |
5003581079 | nucleolus | produces ribosomes | 10 | |
5003587945 | active transport | energy is need to move particles | 11 | |
5003594333 | facilitated diffusion | embedded proteins act as tunnels allowing particles to fall through | 12 | |
5003598672 | solvent | a substance that is present in the greater amount and dissolves another substance | 13 | |
5003610738 | diffusion | movement of particles from a higher to a lower area | 14 | |
5003618713 | hypertonic solutions | more dissolved solute on the outside of cell when compared to inside the cell | 15 | |
5003627327 | isotonic solutions | the same amount of dissolved solute and water inside and outside the cell | 16 | |
5003634415 | exocytosis | (exit) expelling something from the cell | 17 | |
5003641385 | hypotonic solutions | less dissolved solute on the outside of cell when compared to the inside of cell | 18 | |
5003648499 | endocytosis | (enter) taking something into the cell | 19 | |
5003656910 | passive transport | no energy is needed to move particles | 20 | |
5003661607 | carrier proteins | embedded proteins change shape to open and close passages across the membrane | 21 | |
5003667965 | solute | a substance that dissolves in a solvent | 22 | |
5003673565 | turgor pressure | water pressure in a plant cell | 23 | |
5003676963 | vacuole | sac like structure that stores water, salts, proteins, and carbohydrates | 24 | |
5003683900 | phospholipids | a pair of fatty acids and a phosphate group attached to a glycerol backbone | 25 | |
5003691902 | cilia | short hair like structures that extend from the surface | 26 | |
5003697180 | centrioles | helps in cell division | 27 | |
5003700362 | homeostasis | maintaining a balance | 28 | |
5003702494 | ribosomes | builds proteins, found throughout cytoplasm, and on the rough er | 29 | |
5003708767 | rough er | rough because of ribosomes and helps make proteins | 30 | |
5003712841 | ER | makes membranes and helps finish proteins | 31 | |
5003717631 | golgi body | finishes, packages, and ships proteins | 32 | |
5003720681 | smooth er | has no ribosomes and makes fats and lipids | 33 | |
5003725448 | lysosome | food digestion, garbage disposal, and recycling | 34 | |
5003729480 | cytoplasm | jelly-like material holding organelles in place | 35 | |
5003736680 | chloroplast | traps energy from the sun to produce food for the plant cell through photosynthesis | 36 | |
5003743508 | cell membrane | controls movement of materials in and out of the cell and is the cell boundary | 37 | |
5003749966 | mitochondria | creates ATP fuel in the cell | 38 | |
5003755292 | cell wall | provides support and protection to the cell membrane | 39 | |
5003759784 | central vacuole | stores water, food , and wastes | 40 | |
5003767443 | flagella | long thread like extensions that help with locomotion or movement | 41 | |
5003775164 | osmosis | diffusion of water across a selectively membrane | 42 | |
5003783621 | nucleus | controls cell functions and protects DNA | 43 | |
5049133021 | atom | basic unit of all matter | 44 | |
5049135811 | element | pure substance that consists entirely one atom | 45 | |
5049141704 | macromolecule | large molecule | 46 | |
5049154264 | chemical reaction | process that changes one set of chemicals into another | 47 | |
5049158712 | catalyst | substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction | 48 | |
5049174656 | enzymes | proteins that act as catalysts | 49 | |
5049183407 | substrate | substance being acted on by an enzyme | 50 | |
5049198917 | products | right side of an equation | 51 | |
5049203791 | reactants | left side of an equation | 52 | |
5049207815 | chemical compound | substance formed by chemical combination of 2 or more elements in definite proportions | 53 |
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