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29 Cards in this Set
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what contains carbon and is the most important group found in organic compounds.
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organic compounds
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what are large organic molecules made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sometimes sulfur
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proteins
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what is a type of protein that speeds up a chemical reaction in a living thing
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enzymes
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what are sugars and starches
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carbohydrates
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what contains the instructions that cells need to cary out all functions of life
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nucleic acids
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what is a genetic material that carries information about an organism
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DNA
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what is an important role in production of proteins
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RNA
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with out ___________ most chemical reactions within cells could not take place
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water
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some substances can pass through it while others can not. that is called
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selectively permeable
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lower concentration to higher concentration
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diffusion
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diffusion of water through a membrane
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osmosis
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what uses energy
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active transport
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membrane with out using energy
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passive transport
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what is it called when a cell captures energy in the sun light and uses it to make food
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photosynthesis
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photosynthesis is a ______ stage process
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2
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________________ absorb light
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pigments
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what is found in chloroplast
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chlorophyll
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what are small openings on the under sides of the leaves
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stomata
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know the photosynthesis equation
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in the book
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what is it called when cells need energy so they "withdraw" energy from glucose
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respiration
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photosynthesis and respiration are ________________ processes
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opposite
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fermation ________ ______ require oxygen
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does not
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a process used by cells when they use the oxygen they need faster than it can be replaced
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lactic-acid fermentation
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1st stage of the cell cycle and what happens in this stage and what is this stage called
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growth of cell and replication of DNA, interphase
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2nd stage of the cell cycle and what happens in this stage and what is this stage called
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mitosis, nucleus divides
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what are the different steps in mitosis
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anaphase, prophase, telophase, and metaphase
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what is missing out of mitosis- anaphase, prophase,telophase,metaphase and interphase
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cytokensis
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what would happen if you mixed red blood cells with water that has very little salt
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water would move into red blood cells
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what would happen if you mixed red blood cells with very salty water
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water moves out of cells by osmosis and cells shrink
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