Vocab
Chemistry of life
Moving Material
Energy for Life
Main Ideas
100

What do we call a combination of substances where we can see the individual parts? 

Mixture

100

Which element makes up the largest percentage of our bodies? 

Oxygen

100

Which kind of transport Does NOT require energy? 

Passive Transport

100

The total amount of chemical reactions in an organism is called...

metabolism

100

Organisms that cannot create their own energy are called...

consumers

200

What do we call it when the balance between two areas in a cell is reached it is called....

equilibrium

200

What type of compounds involve carbon and hydrogen?

organic compounds

200

Diffusion of water through the cell membrane is called ....

Osmosis

200

a producers ability to release energy from light is called...

photosynthesis

200

Diffusion and osmosis are example of which type of transport? 

Passive transport

300

What is the name of the process of breaking down food molecules using oxygen. 

cellular respiration

300

Which type of compound stores the most amount of energy?

Lipids

300

The cell membrane passing something out of it is called...

Exocytosis

300

releasing energy from glucose due to a lack of oxygen is called...

fermentation

300

What do we call two things that come together and you cannot see the difference between the two substances? 

Solution

400

The random movement of molecules from one area to another is called....

diffusion

400

When you mix two liquids and they separate from each other this is called a .......

suspension

400

Endocytosis is which type of transport?

Active Transport

400

Most energy within organisms can be traced back to which energy source? 

The sun

400

Give 2 examples that prove cell membranes are selectively permeable.

Endocytosis

Exocytosis

500

proteins that regulate nearly all chemical reactions is called....

enzymes

500

Daily Double!!!!!

What is the 2nd most common element in the human body?

Carbon

500

An objects ability to let things pass through it is called its

permeability

500

When oxygen is available the cells of a consumer are going to convert energy through which process? 

Cellular respiration

500

Daily double!!

Other than Carbohydrates and Proteins name the other 2 organic compounds found in living things

Lipids and Nucleic Acids