CP Biology Mid-Year Vocab Review

Chemical energy for living organisms. The building blocks are called monosaccharides (sugar). Found in breads and pasta.

• proteins

• lipid

• carbohydrates

• nucleic acids

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Larger more complex cells that have both a nucleus and organelles

• prokaryote

• eukaryote

• bacteria

An element or compound that enters into a chemical reaction.

• chemical reaction

• reactant

• product

• enzyme

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Protein in living organisms that can speed up a chemical reaction by lowering the activation energy needed to get the reaction started.

• reactant

• product

• enzyme

• DNA

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A double layer of fats that is the flexible inner part of cell membranes.

• carbohydrate

• protein

• phospholipid bilayer

• cholesterol

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

A form of diffusion in and out of cells involving the passive movement of molecules through a protein channel.

• passive transport

• active transport

• facilitated diffusion

• osmosis

Digestive organ in which most chemical digestion and nutrient absorption takes place.

• esophagus

• stomach

• small intestine

• large intestine

Organelle in autotrophs that contains chlorophyll for use in photosynthesis

• lysosome

• mitochondrion

• cell membrane

• chloroplast

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

A cell organelle that contains enzymes for down digesting macromolecules and recycling non-functional cell organelles

• lysosome

• vacuole

• chloroplast

• prokaryote

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Movement of materials through the cell membrane that requires energy and materials move against the concentration.

• facilitated diffusion

• diffusion

• passive transport

• active transport