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- 1. a class of natural or synthetic substances composed of very large molecules, called macromolecules, which are multiples of simpler chemical units
- 5. Membrane, The cell membrane is a biological membrane that separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment and protects the cell from its environment.
- 6. a process by which cells absorb external material by engulfing it with the cell membrane
- 8. acids, the building blocks of the fat in our bodies and in the food we eat
- 10. a group of polar lipids that consist of two fatty acids, a glycerol unit and a phosphate group
- 11. being a solution that is unable to absorb or dissolve any more of a solute at a given temperature and pressure
- 14. a biological membrane that separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment and protects the cell from its environment
- 15. a cellular process for ingesting and eliminating particles larger than 0.5 μm in diameter, including microorganisms, foreign substances, and apoptotic cells.
- 16. lipids with a carbohydrate attached by a glycosidic (covalent) bond.
- 17. large biomolecules and macromolecules that comprise one or more long chains of amino acid residues
- 20. Diffusion is the net movement of anything generally from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration
- 23. a molecule consists of a glycerol backbone esterified with three fatty acids
- 24. the smaller units from which larger molecules are made
- 27. a macro biomolecule that is soluble in nonpolar solvents
- 29. the transport of a solvent through a semipermeable membrane that separates two solutions of differing solute concentration.
- 30. chemical reaction whereby a water molecule is lost
- 31. having opposite extremes
- 33. A solution that contains more dissolved particles
- 34. a trihydroxy sugar alcohol with three carbon atoms and three hydroxyl groups
- 36. a type of solution wherein the solvent is water
- 37. Respiration, a set of metabolic reactions and processes that take place in the cells of organisms to convert chemical energy from oxygen molecules or nutrients into adenosine triphosphate, and then release waste products.
- 38. A salt of phosphoric acid.
Down
- 1. a process by which liquid droplets are ingested by living cells
- 2. the component of a solution that changes its state in forming the solution or the component that is not present in excess
- 3. the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
- 4. A chemical reaction in which water is used to break down a compound;
- 5. the gelatinous liquid that fills the inside of a cell
- 7. a solution outside of a cell is called hypotonic if it has a lower concentration of solutes relative to the cytosol.
- 9. a property of a substance that repels water
- 12. a chemical compound containing both polar and nonpolar portions in its structure
- 13. A liquid in which substances (or solutes) are dissolved forming a solution
- 18. when fewer than the maximum possible number of hydrogen atoms are bonded to each carbon in the molecule.
- 19. a form of active transport and bulk transport in which a cell transports molecules out of the cell
- 21. capable of being permeated
- 22. aving a strong affinity for water
- 25. a state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced.
- 26. the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole.
- 28. A sterol or a modified steroid that is synthesized by animal cells to become an essential component of animal cell membranes
- 32. molecules in which the bonds are equal because the electrons are shared equally
- 35. bilayer, a thin polar membrane made of two layers of lipid molecules