Biology Terms

2. macromolecule, made of amino acids, used for enzymes, transports, and cell structures
3. organelle, site of photosynthesis, creates glucose
4. organelle boundary of the cell, decides what comes in and out
5. macromolecule, made of glycerol and fatty acids, used for energy storage and membranes
6. basic unit of structure and function in living things
8. passive transport process, causes water to move toward the hypertonic side of a membrane
9. place on an enzyme that binds to a substrate
10. type of cellular transport that does not require energy, includes diffusion, facilitated diffusion and osmosis
12. organelle control center of the cell, holds DNA
14. organelle, creates proteins, created in the nucleus
15. macromolecule made of monnosaccarides, source of energy for living things
16. protein that speeds up a biological reaction by lowering the activation energy
18. organ site of cellular respiration, creates ATP
19. organelle, used for structure and support in some cells, plants, and fungi

1. organelle used to store substances, plants have one large, animals have many small
2. process of building monomers into polymers
7. organelle full of enzymes to break down substances
11. the type of cellular transport that requires energy, includes solute pumping, endocytosis, and exocytosis
13. the study of living things
17. small subunit, used to build polymers