Chemistry of Life
Cell Structures
Photosynthesis
Cell Transport
100

neutrons

What is the neutral subatomic particles found in the nucleus of an atom?

100

cell membrane

What surrounds the cell and controls the movement of substances in and out?

100

photosynthesis

What is the process by which plants use sunlight to create food?

100

diffusion

What is the movement of molecules from an area of high to low concentration?

200

macromolecules

What are large molecules made of many small subunits?

200

cytoplasm

What is the watery material that contains cell organelles?

200

chlorphyll

What is the pigment used by plant cells to capture light energy?

200

hypertonic solution

What is the movement of molecules from an area of high to low concentration?

300

the periodic table

What are the elements arranged in order by atomic number?

300

ribosomes

What is the site of protein synthesis?

300
autotroph

What are organisms that can from food from sunlight to create food?

300

passive transport

What is the type of transport that does not require energy?

400

hydrogen bond

What is formed between water molecules?

400

mitochondria

What harvests energy for the cell - the powerhouse?

400

stroma

What is the area within the chloroplast where the Calvin cycle takes place?

400

semipermeable

What are the cell membranes that will let some things pass through them?

500

van der Waals forces

What is the weak interactions responsible for the 'sticky feet' of geckos?

500

nucleolus

What is found in the nucleus - makes ribosomes?
500

mitocondria

What is the organelles that use glucose to harvest energy for the cell?

500

homeostasis

What is the maintaining of biological balance, or sameness?