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27 Cards in this Set
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What qualities make something alive? |
growth, movement, made of cells, reproduction, homeostasis, metabolism, response to external stimuli |
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What are the key properties of water? |
1. Water can facilitate chemical reactions. 2. Water is cohesive 3. Water can maintain temperatures. 4. Water is a good solvent. |
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Nucleus |
The center of atom, contains DNA and controls cell activities |
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Cytoplasm |
Material inside the cell membrane |
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Ribosome |
Where proteins are assembled |
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Golgi apparatus |
Stack of membranes in the cell that sorts and packages proteins |
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Lysosom |
filled with enzymes to break down materials in cell |
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Cell Wall |
Maintains the shape of the cell |
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Chloroplast |
Only in plants, absorbs sunlight to produce sugar |
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Mitochondria |
Powerhouse of the cell |
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Cell membrane |
Controls what molecules are allowed in and out of the cell |
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Vacuole |
In plants, maintains rigidity |
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Rough ER |
Helps fold or modify proteins |
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Smooth ER |
Puts together lipids |
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Characteristics of Eukaryotes? |
large & complex, nucleus, organelles, some have cell wall |
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Characteristics of Prokaryotes? |
small & simple, no nucleus, no organelles, cell wall |
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Carbohydrate elements? |
C, H, O |
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Carbohydrate building blocks? |
Monosaccharides |
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Carbohydrate function? |
Main source of energy |
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Protein elements? |
C, H, O, N |
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Protein building blocks? |
Amino Acids |
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Protein function? |
Structure |
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Lipid elements? |
C, H, O |
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Lipid building blocks? |
Glycerol, fatty acids |
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Lipid function? |
Stores energy |
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Three types of lipids? |
Fat, sterol, phospholipids |
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Saturated vs. Unsaturated fats? |
Unsat fats have double bond, and liquid at room temp. Sat fats have single bond, and are solid at room temp. |
