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| The part of the enzyme where the substrate will bind |
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| The movement of molecules across a cell membrane with the use of ATP |
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| Alternation of Generations |
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| The life cycle of a plant that includes both a multicellular haploid form and a multicellular diploid form. |
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| The functional unit of a lung |
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| The 20 molecules that are held together by peptide bonds to make proteins |
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| The hard shelled egg that allows reptiles and birds to have internal fertilization but for the organism to form outside the mother |
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| Proteins made by B cells that immobilize antigens |
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The three nucleotide combination on the transfer RNA that matches up with the three letter combination on the messenger RNA |
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| The foreign particles that trigger an immune response |
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| A high energy molecule that can be split apart to release energy for different processes in living things |
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| An organism that makes its own food |
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Plant hormones that lead to phototropism by elongating the dark side of the plant
Phototropism=Reaction to light (can be positive or negative) |
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| Asexual reproduction in bacteria |
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| A chemical that can release or absorb hydrogen ions depending on the conditions and therefore can maintain the pH of a solution at a constant level |
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| The smallest blood vessels. Connect veins to arteries and are the site of all exchange with the environment |
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| A molecule that speeds up a chemical reaction by lowering the activation energy |
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| : The continuous series of events that all somatic cells go through that includes mitosis, cytokinesis, and interphase |
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| Structural part of some cells that can be made of cellulose, peptidoglycan, or chitin depending on what kingdom the organism belongs to |
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| The process of breaking down glucose to make ATP |
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| The steroid embedded in the cell membrane that keeps the membrane fluid and strong |
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| The cell part responsible for photosynthesis in eukaryotic cells |
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| The unwound form of DNA that is accessible for making RNA |
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| The DNA when it is wrapped up tightly around proteins during metaphase |
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| The three nucleotide combination on the messenger RNA that matches up with the three letter combination on the transfer RNA and has the information to code for one amino acid |
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| The attractive force between polar molecules of the same substance |
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| The characteristics of the control group and experimental group that are held constant |
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| An intramolecular bond where atoms are sharing electrons equally |
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