Chemistry of Life
This tells us the number of protons in an atom.
What is the atomic number?
The process of creating polymers by removing water.
What is dehydration synthesis?
The stage of interphase where DNA replication occurs.
What is the S phase?
The pigment responsible for capturing light energy in photosynthesis.
What is chlorophyll?
Transport that moves substances down the concentration gradient without energy.
What is passive transport?
When atoms share electrons to form a bond.
What is a covalent bond?
These are the building blocks of proteins.
What are amino acids?
The uncontrolled cell division characteristic of this disease.
What is cancer?
The chemical equation for photosynthesis.
What is 6CO₂ + 6H₂O + light energy → C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂?
The type of solution where the cell remains unchanged.
What is an isotonic solution?
The type of bond formed between water molecules due to their polarity.
What is a hydrogen bond?
The three parts that make up a nucleotide.
What are nitrogenous base, sugar, and phosphate group?
The first stage of mitosis where chromosomes condense.
What is prophase?
The first stage of cellular respiration that occurs in the cytoplasm.
What is glycolysis?
Transport that requires energy to move substances against the concentration gradient.
What is active transport?
This occurs when an atom gains or loses electrons, creating a charge.
What is an ion?
This macromolecule carries genetic information.
What are nucleic acids?
The two parts of meiosis that lead to genetic diversity.
What is crossing over and independent assortment?
The number of ATP molecules produced during cellular respiration.
What is 36-38 ATP?
The three types of transport mechanisms in bulk transport.
What are endocytosis, exocytosis, and pinocytosis?
Describes how water molecules can attract each other due to their uneven charge distribution.
What is polarity?
The process of breaking down polymers using water.
What is hydrolysis?
The end product of meiosis.
What are 4 genetically different haploid cells?
The difference between aerobic and anaerobic respiration.
What is the presence or absence of oxygen?
How surface area to volume ratio impacts cellular transport.
What is: the larger the ratio, the more efficiently a cell can transport materials?