Biology: Vocabulary Definitions

To speed up biochemical reactions

Simple sugar

Random movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration

<p>Store and pass on genetic information</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Passive Transport: movement of molecules across the cell membrane without using energy; Active Transport: movement of materials against a concentration difference that requires energy</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Chloroplast</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Prokaryotic cells lack a nucleus, have free-floating DNA, no membrane-bound organelles, and are smaller. Examples are bacteria and archaea. Eukaryotic cells have a nucleus, DNA in the nucleus, are larger, and have membrane-bound organelles. They can be plant or animal cells.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nucleus, Mitochondria, ER, Golgi Apparatus, Cell membrane, Lysosome, Cytoplasm, Ribosomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ribosomes, Cytoplasm, Cell wall, Cell membrane, Flagellum</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nucleus, ER, Mitochondria, Vacuole, Golgi apparatus, Cytoplasm, Cell wall, Cell membrane, Chloroplast</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When an enzyme loses shape and is no longer able to bind with the substrate to speed up the chemical reaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Because plants undergo photosynthesis to make their own food, while animals and humans cannot undergo photosynthesis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Simple diffusion is the random movement of particles from an area of high to a low concentration, while facilitated diffusion is when molecules pass across the membrane through cell membrane channels.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Diffusion, Osmosis, and Facilitated diffusion</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Active transport uses energy to actively move molecules to where they are needed, while passive transport does not use energy and involves the random movement of molecules from an area of high to a low concentration.</p> Signup and view all the answers