biology terms
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- study of life and its functions
- biology
- study of the transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring by means of their dna
- inheritance
- the smallest unit of life
- cell
- the smallest unit of matter
- atom
- smallest unit of water
- molecule
- the periodic table is an arrangement of **** based on the order of their protons
- elements
- a subatomic particle with a negative charge which orbits the nucleus of an atom
- electron
- the force which holds two atoms together by sharing a pair of electrons
- covalent bond
- the force which holds two oppositely charged particles together
- ionic bond
- the molecules found in living organisms are compounds of carbon which are called
- organic compounds
- energy storing molecules which have C, H, and O and include the fats and oils
- lipids
- polymers or chains of amino acids form molecules called
- proteins
- a single unit of a DNA molecule
- nucleotide
- the category of energy molecules which contains glucose and starches
- carbohydrate
- the threadlike structure within the nucleus which is made of DNA and visible during mitosis
- chromosome
- the phospholipid bilayer with embedded proteins forms a cellular structure called
- cell membrane
- a molecule such as water which has a linkage to a different water molecule due to an uneven distribution of charge forms a **** bond which gives shape to molecules like proteins
- hydrogen
- molecules which have an even charge distribution such as lipids are **** molecules
- polar
- organisms which have a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles
- eukaryotes
- organism without an organized nucleus
- prokaryote
- the organelle which is the site of protein synthesis
- ribosome
- the organelle which is the site of cellular respiration
- mitochondrion
- the organelle which secretes substances made by the endoplasmic reticulum to the exterior of the cell
- golgi
- the outer boundary of plant cells
- cell wall
- the organelle which is the site of photosynthesis in plant cells
- chloroplast