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Cells 2
Cell 2
Term | Definition |
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prokaryotes | one-celled organisms that do not have organelles with membranes to separate them (ex. bacteria) |
eukaryotes | organisms with cells that have organelles with membranes (ex. animals, plants, fungus, protists) |
cellular respiration | the process of oxygen and food (sugars) combining to release energy |
energy made during cellular respiration | ATP |
reactants during cellular respiration | glucose (sugar) and oxygen |
products during cellular respiration | carbon dioxide, water, and energy (ATP) |
photosynthesis | the process of plants making food from carbon dioxide, sunlight, and water, to be used for energy |
photosynthesis only occurs in... | plants |
collects the sunlight | green pigment called chlorophyll |
photosynthesis reactants | carbon dioxide, water, and energy (sunlight) |
photosynthesis products | glucose and oxygen |
makes proteins | ribosomes |
proteins are made out of... | amino acids |
proteins are used by the body to... | build and repair cells |
enzymes | proteins used to carry out chemical reactions in the body (ex. digesting food) |
diffusion | when molecules (such as oxygen or liquids) move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration |
osmosis | the diffusion of water into and out of the cell |
membrane | surrounds something |
organelles | "tiny organs" that carry out jobs |