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Bio
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Nucleus | Where genetic energy is located |
| Ribosomes | Protein makers |
| Smooth ER | Lipid synthesis, detox, breaks down carbs |
| Rough ER | Holds ribosomes, helps package and secrete proteins |
| Golgi Apparatus | Receives products likes proteins from the ER to be stored or shipped to their final destination |
| Vacuoles | Contractile vacuoles pumped water from a cell |
| Lysosomes | Break down macromolecules, regulate parts of damaged organelles, dismantle foreign particles |
| Mitochondria | Powerhouse of the cell |
| Chloroplasts | Site of photosynthesis |
| Plasma Membrane | Motility, structure, movement of structures |
| Cell wall | Protect and help maintain shape |
| Passive Transport | Movement of substances across plasma membrane that dies not require energy |
| Active Transport | Required energy |
| Conformer | Match their internal conditions to their environment |
| Regulators | Keep their internal conditions constant, regardless of the environment (Humans) |
| LUCA | All extant organisms depend on a last universal common ancestor |
| Enzymes | Specialized proteins that speed up chemical reactions |
| Atomic number | Total number of protons in an atom |
| Mass number | Total number of protons and neutrons in an atom |
| Chemical Bonds | Attractions between atoms |
| Ionic Bonds | Form between charged atoms |
| Covalent bonds | Atoms share electrons |
| Nonpolar Covalent bonds | Electrons are equally shared |
| Polar Covalent Bonds | 1 atoms hog's electrons |