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TermDefinition
Atom the building blocks of molecules
Subatomic particles Particles that are smaller than the atoms, such as protons, electrons, and neutrons.
Electron Negatively charged subatomic particle
Neutron Subatomic particle that is electrically neutral
Proton Positively charged subatomic particle, the number of which determine the type of element the atom is.
Molecule two or more atoms joined together by sharing electrons
Biomolecules molecules that make up living tissue, mostly made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
carbohydrates Biological dietary compound made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that provides energy for the body.
lipids Hydrophobic molecules that store energy and acts as structural molecules of cell membranes.
Ribonucleic acid (RNA) Transmit the information encoded in DNA to other organelles
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) encodes the genetic material of the cell.
physiology Branch of Biology that deals with the functioning of living organisms
Membrane transport the movement of molecules across a membrane barrier
Osmosis the tendency of molecules to diffuse across a membrane, causing equal concentrations on both sides of the membrane.
diffusion the passive movement of different types of molecules that achieves an equal concentration after randomly distributed
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