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Ocular Lens
Lens you look through on a microscope.
Objective Lens
Lens that you change on a microscope.
Ocular Lens
Almost always fixed on a microscope.
Kinetic Theory
The idea that atoms and molecules are in constant motion.
Dynamic Equilibrium
Even though it's equilibrium, molecules will scatter evenly throughout the room.
Nucleotides
Basic structural units or monomers.
Nucleic Acid
RNA and DNA.
Protein
Amino Acid.
Carbohydrate
Monosaccharide.
Lipids
Does not have a monomer.
Atomic Number
Number of protons.
Ion
Atom that has either lost or gained an electron.
Reactive
An atom with an incompletely filled outer shell is likely to be.
Monosaccharide
Building blocks of carbohydrates.
Amino Acid
Building blocks of proteins.
Nucleotide
Building Blocks of nucleic acids.
Cells
Smallest structural and functional unit of life
Heredity
The genes of an organism are passed from parent to offspring.
Dehydration Synthesis
A molecule of water is removed.
Hydrolysis
You add the water molecule back.
Primary Structure
Amino acid sequence of a protein.
Secondary Structure
Initial folding of a protein due to hydrogen bonding.
Tertiary Structure
Final three-dimensional shape of a protein.
Quaternary Structure
Spatial arrangement of multiple protein subunits.
Diffusion
Movement of molecules from high concentration to low concentration.
Osmosis
Diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane.
Prokaryotes
Simpler cells; bacteria archaea.
Eukaryotes
More complex cells; animals, plants, fungi.
Prokaryotes
Bacteria, archaea. and contain no nucleus
Eukaryotes
Animals, plants, fungi, contain a nucleus.
Ribosomes
Protein synthesis.
Golgi Body
Modifies the proteins and tags them chemically.
Smooth ER
Makes carbohydrates and lipids.