prokaryotes vs. eukaryotes
CELL: Basic Unit of life
PROKARYOTE: Does not contain a nucleus or membrane bound organelles
EUKARYOTE: Contains a nucleus and membrane bound organelles
Plant Cells vs. animal cells
NUCLEUS - contains genetic information
CHLOROPLAST - involved in process of photosynthesis & production of glucose
MITOCHONDRIA - involved in the process of cellular respiration & production of energy for the cell in the form of ATP
VACUOLES - Storage for water and waste
CELL MEMBRANE - provides protection to cell and manages what does in and out of the cell
CELL WALL - important for structure and support
Food webs & food chains
matter & energy flow in ecosystems
cellular respiration
photosynthesis
carbon cycle
Cellular respiration releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere while photosynthesis pulls carbon dioxide out of the atmospshere.Â
macromolecules
ORGANIC COMPOUND: Compounds that contain one or more atoms bonded to carbon
MONOMER - Basic unit of larger molecules called polymers
POLYMER - molecule made up of monomers chemically bonded
ENZYME - protein that speeds up chemical reactions