The particles of an atom.
Protons, electrons, and neutrons.
A molecule consisting of monomers.
A polymer
The organelle that contains the genes.
The nucleus
The dividing of the cytoplasm.
Cytokinesis
In sexual reproduction, meiosis is used to make _____.
Gametes
The electrons in the outermost shell.
Valence electrons
The monomer of carbohydrates.
Monosaccharides
The organelle that modifies ER products and sends them out.
The Golgi apparatus.
The phase where chromosomes line up along the middle.
Metaphase
During meiosis, cells go from diploid to _______.
Haploid
The bond formed when valence electrons are shared.
Covalent bond
A macromolecule that does not have true polymers.
Lipids
A sac of hydrolytic enzymes for breaking down molecules.
Lysosome
The protein complexes associated with centromeres.
Kinetochores
The process by which cells go from haploid to diploid.
Fertilization
When the forward and reverse of a reaction are at the same rate.
Equilibrium
A lipid structure with four carbon rings.
Steroids
The organelle where you will find the electron transport chain for cellular respiration.
Mitochondria
The five stages of the M phase.
Prophase,
Prometaphase,
Metaphase,
Anaphase,
Telophase
Crossing over
An atom's ability to pull on electrons in a covalent bond.
Electronegativity
The structure that results when multiple polypeptide chains form a protein.
Quaternary structure
Is found in freshwater protists and pumps water.
Contractile vacuole
In mitosis a cell starts out ______ and ends diploid.
Diploid
The phase where homologous chromosomes are separated.
Anaphase I