Friday, January 29, 2016

Dictionary (2)




  • Carbohydrates (saccharides): First source of energy for our bodies. This is derived from carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
Carbohydrates can be categorized as monosaccharides, disaccharides, oligosaccharides and 
                                                                  polysaccharides.


  • Lipids: Fatty compounds that can be dissolved in non-polar solvents but not in polar solvents. You can find lipids in a cell membrane.
                                                Waxes and oils are examples of lipids.


  • Nucleic Acid: An organic substance that is found in DNA and RNA. 
                                            Nucleic Acids can either be in one or two chains


                  
                                                                      Links:

http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Carbohydrate 
http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/3t8bcv
https://sites.google.com/site/adairmark4thperiod/home/part-1a-physical-chemical-and-cellular-basis-of-life/nucleicacids
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/73535406391197400/

Friday, January 15, 2016

Dictionary



  • Eukaryotic Cell: A cell that composes of at true nucleus and various organelles that are enclosed within membranes. 
Animals are considered to be composed of eukaryotic cells.


  • Prokaryotic Cell: A cell that does not have a cell nucleus and lacks membranes inside.
Bacteria or archaea are considered to be prokaryotic cells.




  • Cellular fractionation: A technique that uses centrifugation to separate specific parts of cells to study them in depth.
You could use cellular fractionation to study the mitochondria in cells.