Water Water Everywhere
Water has a distinct positive and negative region which means it is a polar molecule. The hydrogen has a positive charge while _________ is negative
Oxygen
All organic molecules contain what element?
Carbon
Bacteria and archaea would both be what kind of cell?
Prokaryotes
The powerhouse of the cell that creates ATP through cellular respiration
Mitochondria
This type of membrane transport requires energy from the cell
Active Transport
Water is known as the universal ________ because it can dissolve (chemically combine) with many molecules
Solvent
Polymers, the building blocks of macromolecules, are themselves made up of what
Monomers
The plasma membrane of a cell is made up of a __________ bilayer
Phospholipid
This organelle is the largest structure inside a eukaryote, and contains the cell's DNA
Nucleus
In facilitated transport, a ______ _______ helps to diffuse a substance across the membrane
Channel protein
The cohesion of water molecules at the surface of a liquid body of water results in what water property?
Surface tension
DNA and RNA both belong to which organic macromolecule group?
Nucleic Acids
These structures allow the for movement of large, nonpolar molecules that can't naturally diffuse through the membrane
Channel Proteins / ion channels
There are two versions of this organelle, rough and smooth, depending on whether or not it is covered in ribosomes
Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)
In passive transport, molecules flow along a ________
Gradient
The ability for water to stick to other substances
Adhesion
The secondary structure of a protein can either be a alpha-helix or a __________
Beta-sheet
Besides a plasma membrane and DNA, what is a structure ALL cells (prokaryotes and eukaryotes) share
Ribosomes
Unlike animal cells, plant cell will include both a chloroplast and ____ _____
Cell Wall
A __________ solution is one where there is more total dissolved solutes around the cell than inside
Hypertonic
This water property is the reason that sweating cools down your body
High heat of vaporization
Of the four major organic macromolecule groups, which is generally hydrophobic?
Lipids
These molecules maintain cell membrane mobility, making sure they are too rigid or too loose
Cholesterol
This organelle uses digestive enzymes to break down dead organelles and ingested particles
Lysosome
Ligand