Basic organic molecules that combine to form proteins. Amino acids are made up of hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen. Some examples of amino acids are lysine, phenylalanine, and tryptophan.

any of a class of organic compounds that are polyhydroxy aldehydes or polyhydroxy ketones, or change to such substances on simple chemical transformations, as hydrolysis, oxidation, or reduction, and that form the supporting tissues of plants.

any of various proteins, as pepsin, originating from living cells and capable of producing certain chemical changes in organic substances by catalytic action, as in digestion.

any of a group of organic compounds that are greasy to the touch, insoluble in water, and soluble in alcohol and ether: lipids comprise the fats and other esters with analogous properties and constitute, with proteins and carbohydrates.

the plant or animal tissue rich in such molecules, considered as a food source supplying essential amino acids to the body.

any of a group of long, linear macromolecules, either DNA or various types of RNA, that carry genetic information directing all cellular functions: composed of linked nucleotides.

the sum of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which its material substance is produced, maintained, and destroyed, and by which energy is made available.

A differentiated structure within a cell, such as a mitochondrion, vacuole, or chloroplast, that performs a specific function.

any cellular organism that has no nuclear membrane, no organelles in the cytoplasm except ribosomes, and has its genetic material in the form of single continuous strands forming coils or loops, characteristic of all organisms in the kingdom Monera.

any organism having as its fundamental structural unit a cell type that contains specialized organelles in the cytoplasm, a membrane-bound nucleus enclosing genetic material organized into chromosomes, and an elaborate system of division by mitosis.

selective permeability

a membrane (as a cell membrane) that allows some molecules to pass through but not others

a plastid containing chlorophyll.

an organelle in the cytoplasm of cells that functions in energy production.

a specialized, usually spherical mass of protoplasm encased in a double membrane, and found in most living eukaryotic cells, directing their growth, metabolism, and reproduction, and functioning in the transmission of genic characters.

a tiny, somewhat mitten-shaped organelle occurring in great numbers in the cell cytoplasm either freely, in small clusters, or attached to the outer surfaces of endoplasmic reticula, and functioning as the site of protein manufacture.

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Bio Vocab wk 6-7

Word	Definition	Prefix	Root	Suffix	Origin	Alternate Words
amino acids	Basic organic molecules that combine to form proteins. Amino acids are made up of hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen. Some examples of amino acids are lysine, phenylalanine, and tryptophan.	N/A	amine; acere	N/A	Latin	Acidic
carbohydrate	any of a class of organic compounds that are polyhydroxy aldehydes or polyhydroxy ketones, or change to such substances on simple chemical transformations, as hydrolysis, oxidation, or reduction, and that form the supporting tissues of plants.	carbo/	hydor/	/ate	Latin	carbon, hydroplane
enzyme	any of various proteins, as pepsin, originating from living cells and capable of producing certain chemical changes in organic substances by catalytic action, as in digestion.	en/	zyme/	N/A	Greek	entrance, enter
lipid	any of a group of organic compounds that are greasy to the touch, insoluble in water, and soluble in alcohol and ether: lipids comprise the fats and other esters with analogous properties and constitute, with proteins and carbohydrates.	N/A	lipos/	/ide	Greek	(blank)
protein	the plant or animal tissue rich in such molecules, considered as a food source supplying essential amino acids to the body.	N/A	protos/	N/A	Greek	protect, protection
nucleic acid	any of a group of long, linear macromolecules, either DNA or various types of RNA, that carry genetic information directing all cellular functions: composed of linked nucleotides.	N/A	nuklein/; acere/	N/a	German	nucleus, acidic
metabolism	the sum of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which its material substance is produced, maintained, and destroyed, and by which energy is made available.	meta/	ballein/	/ism	Greek	(blank)
organelles	A differentiated structure within a cell, such as a mitochondrion, vacuole, or chloroplast, that performs a specific function.	N/A	organum/	N/A	Latin	organism, organs
prokaryote	any cellular organism that has no nuclear membrane, no organelles in the cytoplasm except ribosomes, and has its genetic material in the form of single continuous strands forming coils or loops, characteristic of all organisms in the kingdom Monera.	pro/	kary/	/otes	Greek	prophecy, project, projection
eukaryote	any organism having as its fundamental structural unit a cell type that contains specialized organelles in the cytoplasm, a membrane-bound nucleus enclosing genetic material organized into chromosomes, and an elaborate system of division by mitosis.	eu/	kary/	/otes	Greek	(blank)
selective permeability	a membrane (as a cell membrane) that allows some molecules to pass through but not others	per/	meare/	/able	Latin	perfect, perfection, perservere, perserverance
chloroplast	a plastid containing chlorophyll.	chloros/	phyllon/	N/A	Greek	chlorophyll
mitochondria	an organelle in the cytoplasm of cells that functions in energy production.	mitos/	chondros/	N/A	Greek	mitosis
nucleus	a specialized, usually spherical mass of protoplasm encased in a double membrane, and found in most living eukaryotic cells, directing their growth, metabolism, and reproduction, and functioning in the transmission of genic characters.	N/A	nuc/; nux/	N/A	Latin	nuclear membrane, nuclear, nucleolus
ribosome	a tiny, somewhat mitten-shaped organelle occurring in great numbers in the cell cytoplasm either freely, in small clusters, or attached to the outer surfaces of endoplasmic reticula, and functioning as the site of protein manufacture.	ribo/	N/A	/some	Greek	ribs

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