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68 terms Minelli8500Preview C190 Pre-Assessment 70 terms Kelli_Sanchez3 Preview WGU C Teacher lisa Practice questions for this set Learn1 / 7Study using Learn cytokinesis occurs and two new daughter cells are formed. ends with production of two haploid daughter cells bc the homologous pairs of chromosomes have been separated atombasic unit of matter moleculechemical structure consisting of at least 2 atoms held together by a chemical bond cellfundamental unit of life Choose an answer 1telephase 2 (meiosis 2)2prophase 1 (meiosis 1) 3telephase 1(meiosis 1)4metaphase 1 (meiosis 1) Don't know?

organellecompartment inside the cell that contain specific groups of macromolecules and carry out specific cellular functions microorganismssingle celled life form tissueformed when many different kinds of cells work together to fulfill the same detailed function organscollections of tissues that work together to carry out a common function organ systemhigher level of organization that consists of functionally related organs organismsindividual living entities that survive and reproduce as a unit populationconsists of all the individuals of a species living in a specific area communitypopulations that can interact with each other in a positive or negative way ecosystemconsists of all the living things in a particular area with the abiotic parts of the environment biospherecollection of all ecosystems on earth emergent propertiescharacteristics of a system that are not present in any of its component parts homeostasisthe ability or tendency of organisms and cells to maintain stable internal conditions pseudoscienceany claim that purports or pretends to be scientific in nature but does not actually have the characteristics of true scientific inquiry biological macromoleculesspecial molecules that contain carbon atoms covalently bonded with hydrogen atoms carbs. lipids. proteins. nucleic acids4 classes of biological macromolecules chemical bondsattractions between atoms that hold atoms and molecules together covalent bondvery stable, electron pairs are shared weakare hydrogen and ionic bonds weak or strong solventthe component of the solution in the greatest quantity solutethe component present in lower quantities cohesionmolecules bond to each other

adhesionmolecules bind to other molecules organic moleculesany molecule that contains a C to H covalent bond C6H12O6ex or organic molecule store energy provide structural support facilitate communication function of carbohyrdrate provide long term energy serve as structural component function of lipid sugarmonomer of carbohyrdate fatty acidmonomer of lipid store genetic function used in protein synthesis function of nucleic acid nucleotidemonomer of nucleic acid serve as structural component of tissuesfunction of proteins amino acidmonomer of protein 1, glucose and fructosemonosaccaride # of sugar unit and ex 2, lactose sucrose maltosedissaccaride # of sugar unit and ex

• or more, starch cellulosepolysaccaride # of sugar unit and ex

lipiddiverse group of macromolecules united by their hydrophobic nonpolar nature steroidfamily of lipids based on molecular structure with 4 fused carbon rings ex hormones and cholesterol fatsmainly energy storage and insulating molecules saturated fatty acidsall of the bonds are single and each carbon is bonded to 2 or 3 H atoms unsaturated fatty acidshave 1 2 or 3 double bonds along the carbon and result in bend carbon chains peptide bondbond between the amino acid amino acidsmall organic chemical that is made of 4 parts and must contain a nitrogen catalystcause reaction to occur monomernucleic acids are made up of repeating subunits

nucleotidenucleic acid subunit sugar phosphate and nitrogenous basewhat does each nucleotide contain adenine, guanine, cytosine, thyminedna nitrogenous bases pentose sugarshave 5 carbons found in nucleotide prokaryotessmall simple single cell organisms bacteria are most prevelant and have no nucleus eukaryoteslarger mulitcellular organisms plants and animals have nucleus cell membraneprovides a barrier between the interior and exterior of the cell and regulates the flow of substances in and out of the cell cytoplasmspace in which the chemical reactions that enable life to take place ribosomesmolecular machines that use the instructions contained in the dna to build all the proteins needed by the cell ( proteins are made) cytoskeletoncell shape movement locomotion internal organization lysosomesite of digestion chloroplastsite of protein synthesis conversion of light energy to chemical energy golgi apparatuspacking and shipping center of the cell cytoplasm dna and ribosomewhat do both prokaryote and eukaryote cells have actinprominent role in cell movement maintaining cell shape connnection to other cells and intracellular transport centriolebarrel shaped structure only present in animal cells plays a role in the spatial organization of the cell and cell division microtubulescentrioles are formed here mitochondriaprovides usable energy nuclear envelopenucleus is surrounded by a double layer envelope vacuolestore substances smooth erseries of sacs and tubes without ribosomes and help produce lipids vesicletransports molecules within the cell