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Biology
10th Grade
04/04/2011

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Term
biomolecules
Definition
these elements combine to make 4 biomolecules
Term
name all 4 biomolecules
Definition
Carbohydrate, lipid, protein, and nucleic acid
Term
what does an enzyme do?
Definition
speeds up chemical reaction
Term
what affects an enzyme?
Definition
temperature and pH
Term
what are the 3 ways bacteria can evolve?
Definition
conjugation, translation, transduction
Term
how does bacteria reproduce?
Definition
they reproduce asexually by binary fission
Term
how do we kill bacteria?
Definition
by using antibiotics
Term
def. of Chloroplast
Definition
sight of photosynthesis in plants where sugar (carbohydrate) and oxygen gas are made
Term
def. of mitochondria
Definition
sight were sugar is converted into usable energy (ATP)
Term
def. of ribosomes
Definition
site where proteins are made
Term
def. of Cell membrane
Definition
semi permeable membrane that allow certain substance to pass in and out of the cell
Term
def. of nucleus
Definition
protects the cells most important member-DNA
Term
def. of Golgi
Definition
sorts, packages and modifies protein
Term
def. of vessicle
Definition
transports protein
Term
what is a virus made up of?
Definition
protein and nucleic acid
Term

true or false

a virus need a host in order to reproduce

Definition
true
Term
is a virus considered living or non-living?
Definition
non-living
Term

true or false

since virus are nonliving they cannot be killed with antibiotics

Definition
false
Term

true of false

the only way to kill virus is through your immune system

Definition
true
Term
when your immune system encounters a virus or other invader it produces a protein called _______
Definition
antibodies
Term

true or false

do antobodies kill the invaders

Definition
false- they handcuff them until the macrophage can destroy it
Term
def. of Cell Transport
Definition
an organism moves things in and out of the cell through the semi-permeable cell membrane in order to maintain homeostasis
Term
what is meiosis?
Definition
the production of gametes with half the number of chromosomes
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