Nature of Matter
Most basic unit of matter that can be solid, liquid, or gas
atoms
Type of organic compound that is easiest to break down (includes starches and sugars)
Carbohydrates
The movement of substances throughout a cell membrane without the use of energy
Passive transport
The total of all chemical reactions in a cell
Metabolism
Almost all energy on Earth initially comes from this source.
Sunlight
Something that is made up of only one type of atom.
Element.
Nucleic Acids
Diffusion of water through the cell membrane
Osmosis
Process that producers do to convert carbon dioxide, water, and light energy into sugar and oxygen
Organisms that must eat food to get energy
Consumers
Made up of two or more elements in exact proportions.
Compounds
Organic compound that has the most energy, does not mix with water, and includes fats and oils
Lipids
Type of passive transport where large molecules enter the cell through transport proteins
Cell process that uses oxygen to break down sugar to release energy and carbon dioxide
Cellular respiration
Inorganic compound
Atoms that have gained or lost an electron making it electrically charged
Ions
Organic compound that regulates cell processes and builds cell structures; includes enzymes
proteins
A type of active transport where a cell brings a large molecule into the cell by using the membrane to create a vesicle.
Endocytosis
Cell process that takes place in the absence of oxygen to release energy and carbon dioxide from sugar.
Fermentation
Cell membranes allow certain molecules to come into the cell, while keeping others out. This is known as
Selective permeability
Type of bond that holds together table salt (sodium chloride)
What are all 4 organic compounds?
Carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, proteins
Molecules will continue to move from one area to another until the molecules have reached a relatively even number in all areas.
Equilibrium
light energy + carbon dioxide + water --> sugar + oxygen
The relation between photosynthesis and cellular respiration
The products of one are used in the other in a cycle (sugar from photosynthesis is broken down during CR, releasing carbon dioxide that is then used during photosynthesis)