modified first pair of appendages in subphylum Chelicerata

interaction between two or more of the same or different atoms that results in forming molecules

variety of metabolic compounds in an ecosystem

potential energy in chemical bonds that releases when those bonds are broken

the ability to combine and to chemically bond with each other

small space between axon terminals and dendrites of nerve cells where neurotransmitters function

process in which there is a production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) in cellular metabolism by the involvement of a proton gradient across a membrane

organism that can build organic molecules using energy derived from inorganic chemicals instead of sunlight

organism capable of synthesizing its own food using energy from inorganic molecules

organism that obtains energy from chemical compounds

(singular, chiasma) the structure that forms at the crossover points after genetic material is exchanged

type of carbohydrate that forms the outer skeleton of all arthropods that include crustaceans and insects; it also forms the cell walls of fungi.

exchange of chloride for bicarbonate into or out of the red blood cell

green pigment that captures the light energy that drives the light reactions of photosynthesis

form of chlorophyll that absorbs violet-blue and red light and consequently has a bluish-green color; the only pigment molecule that performs the photochemistry by getting excited and losing an electron to the electron transport chain