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Anatomy bio unit 1
| Cell | most basic structure/ function of life, capable of performing all life’s processes. |
| Organelle | Specialized structures within the cell that work together to help the cell function |
| Macromolecule | Key large biological molecules that make up living things |
| Nucleotide | monomer of nucleic acids |
| Fatty acid | monomer of lipids |
| Monosaccharide | monomer of carbohydrates |
| Amino acid | monomer of proteins |
| Enzyme | Biological catalysts; mostly proteins |
| Catalyst | Molecules that speed up biochemical reactions by lowering the activation energy needed to get the reaction going without changing the reactants or products |
| Active site | highly specific location on an enzyme where substrates (reactants) bind |
| Differentiation | process of stem cells, or undifferentiated cells, undergoing specialization to become specific types of cells with different functions |
| Cell membrane function | controls what goes in and out of the cell |
| Centrioles function | key role in cell division and the anchoring of spindle fibers |
| Cilia function | move fluid across the cell’s surface |
| Flagella function | moves the entire cell through extracellular fluid |
| Nucleus function | holds the DNA that controls the activities of the cell |
| Ribosomes function | make proteins |
| Rough ER function | make proteins |
| Smooth ER function | makes lipids, chemical modifications, stores Ca+2 |
| Golgi apparatus function | processing proteins to be sent out |
| Vesicles function | transport proteins around and out of cell |
| Lysosomes function | breakdown of materials |
| vacuoles function | storage |
| Mitochondria function | site of cellular respiration |