Cell Chemistry

3. the spontaneous net movement of solvent molecules through a partially permeable membrane into a region of higher solute concentration
5. a process used by plants and other autotrophic organisms to convert light energy into chemical energy
7. having the form of a sphere
8. the reason some object or process occurred in a system that evolved through a process of selection
9. a process that leads to the transformation of one set of chemical substances to another
11. something that indicates bounds or limits
13. a movement of biochemicals across a membrane going down the concentration gradient
14. compound is a pure chemical substance consisting of two or more different chemical elements
15. a process of passive transport (as opposed to active transport), with this passive transport aided by integral membrane proteins
18. the abundance of a constituent divided by the total volume of a mixture
20. a condition in which all acting influences are canceled by others, resulting in a stable, balanced, or unchanging system
21. a drawing together; a shortening or shrinkage
22. an indirectly observed quantity which comes in many forms, such as kinetic
23. to govern or direct according to rule
24. to produce carbohydrates by photosynthesis
27. transport the movement of a substance across a cell membrane against its concentration gradient

1. the state or process of being absorbed
2. rapid oxidation accompanied by heat and, usually, light.
4. a mode of reproduction by which offspring arise from a single parent
6. the process by which molecules intermingle as a result of their kinetic energy of random motion
9. chemical formula is CO2
10. something put into a system
12. to cause to pass into solution
16. the process of oxidizing food molecules, like glucose, to carbon dioxide and water
17. nature’s method of transferring energy through space extremely quickly
18. the potential of a chemical substance to undergo a transformation through a chemical reaction
19. several forms in science, such as thermal, chemical, electric, etc.
25. an arrangement of parts, of organs, or of constituent particles, in a substance or body
26. function is to secure supply of energy and data to mobile consumer equipment