Arend Buitenhuis bio unit 5
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| 565782223 | eukaryote | an organism made up of cells that have a nucleus enclosed by a membrane, multiple chromosomes, and a mitotic cycle; eukaryotes include protists, animals, plants, and fungi but not archaea or bacteria | |
| 565782224 | prokaryote | A unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus and membrane bound organelles | |
| 565782225 | cell membrane | thin, flexible barrier around a cell; regulates what enters and leaves the cell | |
| 565782226 | cell wall | strong supporting layer around the cell membrane in plants, algae, and some bacteria | |
| 565782227 | chloroplast | organelle found in cells of plants and some other organisms that captures the energy from sunlight and converts it into chemical energy. (an organelle found in plant and algae cells where photosynthesis occurs) | |
| 565782228 | cytoplasm | a jellylike fluid inside the cell in which the organelles are suspended. (fluid suspension) | |
| 565782229 | golgi apparatus | A system of membranes that modifies and packages proteins for export by the cell | |
| 565782230 | endoplasmic reticulum | a cell structure that forms a maze of passageways in which proteins and other materials are carried from one part of the cell to another | |
| 565782231 | mitochondria | Powerhouse of the cell, organelle that is the site of ATP (energy) production | |
| 565782232 | nucleus | the control center of the cell | |
| 565782233 | ribosomes | Site of protein synthesis | |
| 565782234 | vacuoles | cell organelle that stores materials such as water, salts, proteins, and carbohydrates | |
| 565782235 | organelle | A tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function within the cell | |
| 565782236 | diffusion | process by which molecules tend to move from an area where they are more concentrated to an area where they are less concentrated | |
| 565782237 | osmosis | diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane | |
| 565782238 | active transport | energy-requiring process that moves material across a cell membrane against a concentration difference | |
| 565782239 | photosynthesis | process by which plants and some other organisms use light energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and high-energy carbohydrates such as sugars and starches | |
| 565782240 | cellular respiration | process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen | |
| 565782241 | ATP | (adenosine triphosphate) main energy source that cells use for most of their work | |
| 565782242 | endosymbiosis | Process through which early prokaryotic cells are thought to have engulfed other, smaller cells and eventually incorporated them as organelles; these cells evolved into modern-day eukaryotes. | |
| 565782243 | homeostasis | process by which organisms maintain a relatively stable internal environment | |
| 565782244 | krebs cycle | Second stage of cellular respiration, in which pyruvic acid is broken down into carbon dioxide in a series of energy-extracting reactions. | |
| 565782245 | glycolysis | a metabolic process that breaks down carbohydrates and sugars through a series of reactions to pyruvic acid and releases energy for the body in the form of ATP | |
| 565782246 | calvin cycle | reactions of photosynthesis in which energy from ATP and NADPH is used to build high-energy compounds such as sugars and glucose | |
| 565782247 | electron transport chain | a series of proteins in which the high-energy electrons from the Krebs cycle are used to convert ADP into ATP | |
| 565782248 | fermentation | the process by which cells break down molecules to release energy without using oxygen | |
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