Organisms make more of their own kind and requires two parents
Sexual reproduction
All organic molecules include this element
carbon
(they have hydrogen & oxygen, too)
This scientist was the first person to observe cells under a microscope
Robert Hooke
Cell membranes are mainly composed of this molecule, which includes a head and 2 tails
phospholipid
This molecule is where our cells store and transfer energy.
ATP
maintenance of stable internal conditions in spite of changes in the external conditions
Homeostasis
Water is called a _____ molecule, because its opposite ends have opposite charges
Polar
Cells without a nucleus or other organelles; bacteria
Prokaryotes
This type of cellular transport requires NO energy
Passive
Name the reactants of photosynthesis.
carbon dioxide
water
The passing of traits from parents to offspring
Heredity/Genetics
The process of many monomers (small molecules) bonding together to create a larger molecule
Polymerization
Cells that contain a nucleus and other organelles; includes animals, plants, fungi
Eukaryotes
This type of cellular transport requires both energy and transport proteins
Active Transport
Why are plants green?
They have chlorophyll (so they reflect green light)
change in the inherited characteristics of species over generations
Evolution
The process of a polymer (large molecule) breaking into monomers, with the addition of water
Hydrolysis
This organelle contains chromatin
nucleus
When the solution has LESS concentration of solutes than the cell, it is said to be in a ____ solution.
Hypotonic
Name the three stages of cellular respiration
Glycolysis
Krebs Cycle
Electron Transport Chain
Organisms use this to reproduce without a partner
Asexual reproduction
Name one difference between a carbohydrate and a lipid
Name 2 organelles/parts of a cell that are ONLY found in plants
chloroplasts
cell wall
central vacuole
When the solution has MORE concentration of solutes than the cell, it is said to be in a ____ solution.
Hypertonic Solution
Photosynthesis happens within the _______ but Cellular Respiration happens within the _______
chloroplast; mitochondrion