Chemistry of Life
Organic and Inorganic Compounds
Cells and Their Processes
Animal Cells
Animal and Plant Cells
100

Particles in an atom with a positive charge; located in the nucleus

What are protons

100

A compound lacking in carbon atoms

What is an inorganic compound
100

The smallest unit of life

What is a cell

100

Controls cell activities

Nucleus

100

Makes energy for the cell

What is the mitochondria

200

Particles with no charge, located in the nucleus

What are neutrons

200

Fats and oils used for long term energy, steroid hormones, waxes

What are lipids

200

Type of cell with a nucleus; can be unicellular or multicellular

What is a eukaryotic cell

200

Controls what enters and leaves the cell and also protects the cell

What is the cell membrane

200

Stores food, water, and waste

What is a vacuole

300

A bond between two polar covalent molecules, like the ones that join H and O in water

What is a hydrogen bond

300

Sugars used for short term energy; polysaccharides used for energy storage or structure

What are carbohydrates

300

Cell containing no nucleus; examples are bacteria and archaea

What are prokaryotic cells

300

Processes and stores protein

What is the Golgi Body

300

Traps sunlight to make food for the plant

What is a chloroplast

400

Atoms connected by covalent bonds are called

What are Molecules

400

Made of amino acids; used for construction material and chemical reactions in the body

What are proteins

400

Specialized compartments in cells that carry out a specific function

What are organelles

400

Fills the empty space of the cell

What is the cytoplasm

400

Has enzymes that digest waste and old organelles

What is a lysosome

500

A combination of 2 or more types of atoms

What is a compound

500

DNA and RNA; contain genetic information

What are nucleic acids

500

Part of the plant cell that provides structure and protects the cell

What is a cell wall

500

Help in cell division and is found only in animal, not plant, cells

What are centrioles

500

Tunnels for compounds to move through the cell

What is the endoplasmic reticulum (ER)