Chemistry of Life
neutrons
What is the neutral subatomic particles found in the nucleus of an atom?
cell membrane
What surrounds the cell and controls the movement of substances in and out?
photosynthesis
What is the process by which plants use sunlight to create food?
diffusion
What is the movement of molecules from an area of high to low concentration?
macromolecules
What are large molecules made of many small subunits?
cytoplasm
What is the watery material that contains cell organelles?
chlorphyll
What is the pigment used by plant cells to capture light energy?
hypertonic solution
What is the movement of molecules from an area of high to low concentration?
the periodic table
What are the elements arranged in order by atomic number?
ribosomes
What is the site of protein synthesis?
What are organisms that can from food from sunlight to create food?
passive transport
What is the type of transport that does not require energy?
hydrogen bond
What is formed between water molecules?
mitochondria
What harvests energy for the cell - the powerhouse?
stroma
What is the area within the chloroplast where the Calvin cycle takes place?
semipermeable
What are the cell membranes that will let some things pass through them?
van der Waals forces
What is the weak interactions responsible for the 'sticky feet' of geckos?
nucleolus
mitocondria
What is the organelles that use glucose to harvest energy for the cell?
homeostasis