front 1 carbohydrates | back 1 provides cell with quick, short-term energy |
front 2 lipids | back 2 provides cells with long term energy, make up the biological membrane |
front 3 proteins | back 3 provide cellular structure, sends chemical signals and speeds up chemical reactions |
front 4 nucleic acids | back 4 store and pass on genetic information |
front 5 monomer | back 5 small units that can join with other small units to make polymer |
front 6 polymer | back 6 A chain of monomers |
front 7 monosaccharides | back 7 simple sugar |
front 8 polysaccharides | back 8 complex sugar |
front 9 enzyme | back 9 a type of protein that catalyze biochemical reactions |
front 10 activation energy | back 10 energy input that is needed for a reaction to begin |
front 11 substrate | back 11 a reactant of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction |
front 12 active site | back 12 a region on an enzyme that binds to a protein or other substance during a reaction |
front 13 diffusion | back 13 a random movement of particles from an area of high concentration to low concentration |
front 14 facilitated diffusion | back 14 the process of diffusion in which molecules pass across the membrane |
front 15 passive transport | back 15 molecules spreading out from an aread of high concentration to low without using energy |
front 16 active transport | back 16 movement from an area of low to high concentration using energy |
front 17 Endoplasmic reticulum | back 17 transportation system of the eukaryotic cell, and has many other important functions such as protein folding |
front 18 macromolecules | back 18 a molecule containing a very large number of atoms, |
front 19 Cell theory | back 19 fundamental scientific theory of biology according to which cells are held to be the basic units of all living tissues. |