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Carbohydrates

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Main source of energy for organisms
Monosaccharide and Polysaccharide
C, H, O2

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Lipids

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Used to store energy
Fatty acid and fatty acid chain
C and H

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Proteins

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Control reaction rates/regulate cell processes
Amino acids and polypeptides
N, H, C, O2

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Nucleic Acids

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Store and transfer genetic information
Nucleic acids and nucleotides
N, H, C, P, O2

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Cellulose

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Polysaccharide for plants, gives plants strength and rigidity

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Chitin

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Cell walls of fungi

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Substrate

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Reactants of enzyme-catalyzed reactions

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What allows water to bond easily with other polar and water molecules?

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Water molecules are polar

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Decomposer (Saprobe/Saprophyte)

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Eats dead decaying matter

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Detritivore

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Feeds on detritus particles

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Symbiotic relationships

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Any relationship in which 2 organisms live closely together

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Parasitism

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One organism is harmed while one organism benefits

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Mutualism

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Both organisms benefit

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Commensalism

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One organism benefits while one organism is not harmed nor benefitted

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What is the difference between a food chain and food web?

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Food chains show the steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten, food webs are a network of feeding interactions

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What is a trophic level?

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Each step in a food chain or web

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Nucleus

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Stores DNA of the organism

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Mitochondrion

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Powerhouse of the cell

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Ribosome

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Produce protein by following code from DNA (found in cytoplasm)

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Lysosome

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Breaks down and recycles macromolecules

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Cell membrane

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Regulates materials entering/exiting cell

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Chloroplast

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Converts solar energy into chemical energy stored in food

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Endoplasmic Reticulum (smooth)

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Lipids, proteins, and other materials exported from the cells are made

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Endoplasmic Reticulum (rough)

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Protein synthesis

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Golgi apparatus

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Modifies, sorts, and packages proteins to send out of the cell

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Cell wall

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Shapes, supports, and protects the cell

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Vacuole

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Stores materials

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Diffusion

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Movement of molecules from high concentration to low concentration

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Osmosis

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Movement of molecules from low concentration to high concentration

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Active transport

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Movement of materials across cell membrane with cellular energy

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Isotonic

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Balanced

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Hypotonic

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More water outside the cell

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Hypertonic

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More water inside the cell

34
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Plasmolysis

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When a cell loses water due to a hypertonic solution

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Passive transport

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Movement of materials across cell membrane without cellular energy

36
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Cytolysis

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The bursting of a cell due to a hypotonic solution

37
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Contractile vacuoles

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A vacuole that expels excess liquid

38
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What is the equation for photosynthesis?

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6CO2 + 6H2O (sun) C6H12O6 + 6O2

39
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What is the equation for cellular respiration?

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C6H12O6 + 6O2 (sun) 6CO2 + 6H2O