Bio BOOT CAMP Flashcards
Which molecules are composed of two or more monomers; makes up macromolecules?
Polymers
Which large macromolecules are formed from monosaccharides?
Polysaccharides
Monomer of carbohydrates?
Monosaccharide
Which embedded proteins allow large molecules to cross the cell membrane?
Membrane Proteins
Phospholipid bilayer with embedded proteins
Cell membrane structure
What is the function of the cell membrane
To control the movement of substances into and out of the cell.
What does “based on a universal geneteic code” mean?
All but few bacteria use DNA as the system of inheritance
What is the basic unit of life, all living things are made out of…
Cells.
To increase in size or number of cells?
Growth
Organisms can obtain energy by eating or using the sun to make food. Other molecules act as building blocks for body structures.
Need for materials and energy
What is the process of producing new organisms?
Reproduction
Organisms react to stimuli in their environment
Response to the environment
What is it called when membrane allow some substances through but not others?
Selectively permeable
What are the organic molecules which combine to form living organisms + (carbs, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids)?
Biomolecules + Macromolecules (Micromolecules together).
What is broken down to glucose to provide energy
Carbohydrates
