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chapter:9 cells
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Elements: | any substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances. |
| Compounds: | when 2 or more elements chemically combine. |
| Organic compounds: | carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. Organic compounds must contain carbon. |
| Inorganic compounds: | water. Inorganic compounds DO NOT contain carbon. |
| Carbohydrates: | energy rich organic compounds made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Items that have sugar and starches would be carbohydrates. Examples: potatoes, pasta, rice, and bread. |
| Lipids: | Fats, oils, and waxes. Examples: whole milk, ice cream, and fried foods. |
| Proteins: | large organic molecules made mostly of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sometimes sulfur. Examples: meat, dairy, fish, nuts, beans. |
| Enzymes: | a group of proteins that helps speed up chemical reactions in living things. |
| Nucleic Acids: | Long organic compounds made of carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and phosphorus. Nucleic acids contain the instructions that carry out all the functions of life. |
| DNA: | The genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed from parent to offspring. Double Helix: Shape of the DNA molecule |
| Passive Transport: | When materials go in and out of the cell WITHOUT using energy. |
| Diffusion: | The movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration. |
| Osmosis: | The movement of WATER molecules across a selectively permeable membrane. |
| Selectively permeable: | means some substances can cross the membrane while others cannot. |
| Active transport: | When materials go in and out of the cell using energy. |
| Endocytosis: | The cell changes shape and engulfs the particle. |
| Exocytosis: | The reverse process, which allows large particles to exit the cell. |
| INTERPHASE | Chromosomes are copied (# doubles) • Chromosomes appear as threadlike coils (chromatin) at the start, but each chromosome and its copy (sister chromosome) change to sister chromatids at end of this phase |
| PROPHASE | Mitosis begins (cell begins to divide) • Centrioles (or poles) appear and begin to move to opposite ends of cell • Spindle fibers form between the poles |
| METAPHASE | • Chromatids (or pairs of chromosomes) attach to the spindle fibers |
| ANAPHASE | Chromatids (or pairs of chromosomes) separate and begin to move to opposite ends of the cell |
| TELOPHASE | • Two new nuclei form • Chromosomes appear as chromatin (threads rather than rods) • Mitosis ends |
| CYTOKINESIS | • Cell membrane moves inward to create two daughter cells - each with its own nucleus with identical chromosomes |