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Potential energy |
Energy stored in a cell, released to do work |
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Activation Energy |
Energy required to break chemical bonds in chemical reactions. |
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Kinetic Energy |
Energy of motion, energy available to do work. |
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Diffusion |
Moves substances from places of higher concentration to lower concentration. |
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Anabolic reaction |
Synthesize or build new molecules. |
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Catabolic reaction |
Breakdown of molecules and the releases energy. |
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Turgor pressure |
Pressure exerted against the cell wall by the contents of a plant cell. |
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Turgor Pressure |
Pressure exerted against the cell wall by the contents of a plant cell. |
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Osmotic Pressure |
Pressure exerted on a cell by water outside. |
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Active Transport |
1)Endocytosis 2)Exocytosis 3)Phagocytosis 4)Pinocytosis
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Passive Transport |
1)Diffusion 2)Osmosis 3)Plasmolysis |
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Types of Enzymes |
1)Sucrase 2)Protease 3)Polymerase |
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Plasmolysis |
Loss of turgor pressure. |
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Hypertonic |
Outside cell higher concentration of solute. |
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Hypotonic |
Inside cell higher concentration of solute. |
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Isotonic |
Outside and inside same concentration of solute. |
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Osmotic Pressure |
Pressure exerted by the water outside a cell. |
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Homeostasis |
To maintain a constant body temperature. |
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Endocytosis |
A method of moving molecules and particles that are too large to pass thru the call membrane. |
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Phagocytosis |
A type of Endocytosis. |
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Pinocytosis |
A type of Endocytosis. |
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Exocytosis |
Molecules or particles are encased in vacuoles within the wall. |
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Law of Conservation of Energy |
Energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be changed in state. |
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Rate of Diffusion |
1) Concentration 2) Pressure Diffusion 3) Temperature |
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Lock & Key Hypothesis vs Induced Fit Theory |
Lock key says enzyme and substrate have to match exactly where Induced Fit says enzyme must adjust to fit the reaction. |