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What is Conservation of Energy
Principle that energy cannot be created or destroyed
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What is activation energy
enzymes increase the rate of reaction by decreasing _________ energy
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What is facilitated
___________ diffusion requires a protein transporter or channel, but no ATP
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What is a photon
a discrete packet of light
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What is the nucleus
eukaryotic cells package their chromosomes in this organelle
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What is potential energy
A boulder at the top of a hill contains _____energy
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What is metabolism
Sum of all chemical reactions in an organism
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What is passive
Diffusion is a type of ___________ transport because it doesn't require ATP
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What are stomata
little openings on leaves responsible for gas (CO2 and O2) exchange
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What are sister chromatids
a duplicated chromosome consists of 2 __________ chromatids
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What is kinetic
Glucose provides muscles energy to contract. This is the conversion of chemical energy into ________ energy.
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What is a phosphate group
ATP energizes other molecules by transferring a ___________ to them
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What is osmosis
Diffusion of water
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What is green
Wavelength of light that is reflected by a green plant
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What is centromere
structure where sister chromatids are joined
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What is Entropy
Measure of randomness in a system
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What is active site
the substrate binds to an enzymes' _________ site
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What is active transport
Transport that requires ATP to move a substance against its concentration gradient
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What are carotenoids
accessory pigment responsible for yellow-orange color in the fall
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What is autosomal
chromosomes that do not determine an indvidual's sex are called _____________ chromosomes
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What is ATP
compound that directly provides energy for cellular work
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What is an inhibitor
substances that plug up an enzymes' active site
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What is phagocytosis
when a white blood cell ENGULFS a bacterium
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What is oxygen
products of photosynthesis include sugars, water, and this gas
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What are homologous chromosomes
____________ chromosomes carry genes controlling the same inherited characteristics
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