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~Cell Processes
Chapter 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Organism that makes it's own food. | producer |
| Movement that requires energy. | active transport |
| Protein that is needed for chemical reactions to occur. | enzymes |
| The diffusion of water through a cell membrane. | osmosis |
| Compounds made from elements other than carbon and hydrogen. | inorganic |
| This occurs when molecules spread evenly throughout a space. | equilibrium |
| Release of a substance (out of a cell) from the cell membrane. Occurs when the substance is too large to pass through on its own. | exocytosis |
| The conversion of glucose (sugar) to another form of energy when oxygen levels are low. | fermentation |
| Photosynthesis produces sugar and this. | oxygen |
| An inorganic compound contains no _________. | carbon |
| The energy source needed for photosynthesis is the ____________. | sun |
| This causes muscles to be sore. | lactic acid |
| Process in which cells can transport large substances into the cell through the cell membrane. | endocytosis |
| Energy can be lost in this form. | heat |
| The process in which organisms break down food and release energy. | respiration |
| A proton particle has this charge. | positive |
| An electron particle has this charge. | negative |
| A neutron particle has this charge. | no |
| An electrically charged atom. | ion |
| Anything that has mass and takes up space. | matter |
| When two substances mix evenly this is formed. | solution |
| The total of all chemical reactions in a cell. | metabolism |
| Producers make their food through this process. | photosynthesis |
| A combination of stubstances in which individual substances that retain their own proteins. | mixture |
| Smallest part of a compound. | molecule |
| Smallest unit of matter. | atom |
| Made up of only one kind of atom. | element |
| Made of two or more elements. | compound |
| Membrane that lets certain things in and out of the cell. | selective permeable |
| A type of mixture that forms when a liquid or a gas has another substnace evenly spread throughout it. The substances can settle out. | suspension |