Final Flashcards

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Carbohydrates

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Main source of energy for organisms
Monosaccharide and Polysaccharide
C, H, O2

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Lipids

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Used to store energy
Fatty acid and fatty acid chain
C and H

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Proteins

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Control reaction rates/regulate cell processes
Amino acids and polypeptides
N, H, C, O2

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Nucleic Acids

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Store and transfer genetic information
Nucleic acids and nucleotides
N, H, C, P, O2

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5
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Cellulose

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Polysaccharide for plants, gives plants strength and rigidity

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6
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Chitin

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Cell walls of fungi

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7
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Substrate

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Reactants of enzyme-catalyzed reactions

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8
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What allows water to bond easily with other polar and water molecules?

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Water molecules are polar

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9
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Decomposer (Saprobe/Saprophyte)

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Eats dead decaying matter

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10
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Detritivore

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Feeds on detritus particles

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Symbiotic relationships

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Any relationship in which 2 organisms live closely together

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12
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Parasitism

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One organism is harmed while one organism benefits

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Mutualism

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Both organisms benefit

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Commensalism

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One organism benefits while one organism is not harmed nor benefitted

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15
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What is the difference between a food chain and food web?

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Food chains show the steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten, food webs are a network of feeding interactions

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16
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What is a trophic level?

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Each step in a food chain or web

17
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Nucleus

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Stores DNA of the organism

18
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Mitochondrion

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Powerhouse of the cell

19
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Ribosome

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Produce protein by following code from DNA (found in cytoplasm)

20
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Lysosome

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Breaks down and recycles macromolecules

21
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Cell membrane

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Regulates materials entering/exiting cell

22
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Chloroplast

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Converts solar energy into chemical energy stored in food

23
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Endoplasmic Reticulum (smooth)

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Lipids, proteins, and other materials exported from the cells are made

24
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Endoplasmic Reticulum (rough)

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Protein synthesis

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Golgi apparatus
Modifies, sorts, and packages proteins to send out of the cell
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Cell wall
Shapes, supports, and protects the cell
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Vacuole
Stores materials
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Diffusion
Movement of molecules from high concentration to low concentration
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Osmosis
Movement of molecules from low concentration to high concentration
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Active transport
Movement of materials across cell membrane with cellular energy
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Isotonic
Balanced
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Hypotonic
More water outside the cell
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Hypertonic
More water inside the cell
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Plasmolysis
When a cell loses water due to a hypertonic solution
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Passive transport
Movement of materials across cell membrane without cellular energy
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Cytolysis
The bursting of a cell due to a hypotonic solution
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Contractile vacuoles
A vacuole that expels excess liquid
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What is the equation for photosynthesis?
6CO2 + 6H2O (sun) C6H12O6 + 6O2
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What is the equation for cellular respiration?
C6H12O6 + 6O2 (sun) 6CO2 + 6H2O