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Unit 3 Word List Flashcards

1
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Acetylcholine

A

Chemical signaling molecule

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2
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Acetylcholinesterase

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Enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine

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3
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Acid

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Chemical that gives off hydrogen ions

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4
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Adenine

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Molecule found in DNA and RNA, pairs with thymine (DNA) or uracil (RNA)

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5
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Adipocyte

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Fat cell

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Aerobic

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Activity that occurs when oxygen is plentiful

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7
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Allele

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Unit of inheritance

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Amphipathic

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A molecule that partially prefers water and partially repels water

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Anabolic

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Chemical process that makes larger chemicals out of smaller ones

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Anaerobic

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Activity that occurs when oxygen is scarce

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11
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Anaphase

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Stage of cell division where chromosomes are separating

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12
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Antibody

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Protein that defends the body against invaders

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13
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Anti parallel

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Parallel but running in opposite directions like a two lane road

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14
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Antiport

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Transport process that involves molecules moving in opposite directions; exchange

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Apical

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Toward the top

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Apocrine

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Cellular secretion that involves breaking off a piece of the cell

17
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Apoptosis

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Programmed or preplanned cell death

18
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Astrocyte

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Star-shaped cell of the brain; a type of glial cell

19
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Astroglia

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Star shaped cell of the brain, a type of glial cell (same as astrocyte)

20
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Autosome

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Chromosome that is not involved in sex determination

21
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Avascular

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Without blood vessels

22
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Basal

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Toward the bottom

23
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Base pair

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Adenine-thymine or cytosine-guanine pairs that form the “rungs” of the twisted ladder structure of DNA

24
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Bilayer

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Two layered covering

25
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Blastocyst

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Stage of human embryo where it is a hollow ball of rapidly dividing cells

26
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Carbohydrate

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Molecule consisting of equal parts carbon and water

27
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Catabolic

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Chemical process that makes smaller chemicals out of larger ones

28
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Catalyze

A

Speed up a chemical reaction

29
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Centriole

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Organelle that acts as a microtubule organizing center

30
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Centromere

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Part of a chromosome in the center where two DNA molecules touch

31
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Cholesterol

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Important lipid, essential for cell processes

32
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Chondrocyte

A

Cartilage cell

33
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Chromatine

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DNA plus RNA plus associated proteins, visible when cells are dyed and viewed through the microscope

34
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Chromosome

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Chromatin visible through microscope in Xshaped packages

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