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C3 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Element | Any substance that cannot be broken down. |
| Compound | Two elements combined. |
| Carbohydrate | An energy-rich organic compound made of elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. |
| Lipid | Made of carbon hydrogen, and oxygen. |
| Protein | Made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen |
| Amino Acid | proteins are made of small chemicals called these. |
| Enzyme | An enzyme is a type of protein that speeds up a chemical reaction. |
| Nucleic Acid | Are very long organic molecules. |
| DNA | Carries information through the cell |
| RNA | Plays a role in the production of proteins. |
| Selectively permeable | The cell membrane, that it lets only some substances can go through. |
| Diffusion | Is the main method by which small molecules move across a cell's membrane. |
| Osmosis | The diffusion of water. |
| Passive Transport | The movement of materials a cell's membrane without using the cells energy. |
| Active Transport | Using energy from the cell. |
| Photosynthesis | Using sunlight to create food. |
| Autotroph | Makes their own food |
| Heterotroph | has to hunt for food. |
| Pigment | A colored chemical. |
| Chlorophyll | A green pigment in a chloroplast. |
| Stomata | Small openings on a leaf. |
| Respiration | happens in the mitochondria to breakdown food. |
| Fermentation | The process when a cell breaks down a molecule. |
| Cell Cycle | growth and division of a cell. |
| Interphase | Before a cell divides. |
| Replication | Making a copy |
| Mitosis | Cell turns into two nuclei |
| Chromosome | A doubled rod of cromotone. |
| Cytokinesis | The final stage of the cell cycle. |