Biomolecules
The monomer of a carbohydrate
What is a monosaccharide
Organisms without a true nucleus
What are prokaryotes
The part of the membrane that is polar and hydrophilic
What are the phosphates
The sum of all the chemical reactions in the cell
What is metabolism
Organic enzyme helpers (example vitamins)
What are coenzymes
The monomer of a protein
What is an amino acid
The small holes in the nuclear membrane which allow particles to come/go into the nucleus
What are nuclear pores
The part of the membrane that is nonpolar and hydrophobic
What are the lipids
Energy cannot be created or destroyed-only changed from one form to another
What is the first law of thermodynamics
The transport of a large molecule out of a cell
What is exocytosis
The process of removing water to attach two monomers together
What is dehydration synthesis
The site of protein synthesis
What is a ribosome
The plasma membrane allows some substances in, but not others. Name this property
What is selective permeability
The term for energy release
What is exergonic
The energy organelle found in both plants and animals
What is a mitochondrion
The process of adding water to break a polymer into monomers
What is hydrolysis
The organelle whose major job is to synthesize lipids
What is the smooth ER
The movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
What is diffusion (or passive transport)
ATP stands for
What is adenosine triphosphate
Cellular organelle that gives the cell shape and anchors the organelles
What is the cytoskeleton
The two functional groups found in an amino acid
What are amine and carboxylic acid
The organelle in charge of packaging, processing and secretion
What is the Golgi
The energy requiring process that moves molecules against the concentration gradient
What is active transport
A protein that acts as a catalyst
What is an enzyme
The sugar found in DNA
What is deoxyribose