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photosyn + biochem
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| producers are also known as | autotrophs |
| consumers are also known as | heterotrophs |
| converting inorganic raw materials into organic compounds | photosynthesis |
| autotrophic nutrition | photosynthesis |
| monomer | single subunit |
| polymer | long chain of many monomers |
| polypeptide holds what together | amino acids |
| dehydration synthesis | combining simple molecules into complex molecules by the removal of a water molecule |
| protiens monomers | amino acids |
| protiens uses | fight disease, muscles, |
| carbohydrates monomers | monosacharide |
| carbohydrate uses | energy source cell wall |
| carbohydrate examples | starch sugars |
| lipids monomers | 3 fatty acids and glycerol |
| lipids uses | reserve energy, cushin organ |
| lipid examples | fats oils waxes |
| nucleic acids monomers | 1 sugar 1 phosphate 1 nitrogenous bas |
| nucleic acids uses | carries heriedity, controls protien production |
| nucleic acids examples | DNA, RNA |
| upper and lower epidermis | surface layer of a leaf, protects inner parts of leaf |
| cuticle | waxy layer that covers the epidermis of some leaves |
| cholorplasts | contains chlorophyll and other pigments |
| stomate | pores in epidermis |
| guard cell | specilallized cell on undersurface controlling gas exchange and water |
| pallisade | layer of closely packed cells just below upper epidermis of leaf |
| spongy layer | layer of loosly arranged cells between palaisde layer |
| xylem | carries water and minerals through out the plant and provides support |
| phloem | tissue that carries sugars |