Chap 3 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Compound
When atoms combine chemically
Element
Anything that cannot be broken simpler
Carbohydrates
Erg rich substance
Lipid
Mostly c h o
Protein
Large organic molecules
Enzyme
Speed up chemical reaction in gut
Nuclei acids
Very long organic molecules
DNA
Carry info about organisms
Double helix
Shape of a DNA molecule
Selective permeable
Letting only some things cross cell membrains
Passive transport
Movement of dissolved minerals using no energy
Diffusion
When molecules move into a less concentrated state
Osmosis
Water diffusion over the cell membrains
Active transport
The cell using its enrg take move things across,the cell
Endocytosis
When the cell will engulf large food particles
Exocytocis
Allows large food partials to leave cell
Photosynthesis a
Plantes use the light for enrg
Cellular respiration
Ox and glucose go under lots of chemical changes
Solute
The thing getting dissolved
Solvent
The dissolver