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| 1. All living things are made of one or more cells. 2. Cells are the basic units of structure and function in organisms. 3. All cells arise from existing cells. |
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| Basic units of structure and function in living organisms. |
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| Combination of all the chemical reactions that occur in an organism |
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| Maintenance of internal stability |
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| Process of living things passing hereditary information to new organisms of the same type |
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| Process where nutrients are broken down into smaller units to release the chemical energy stored in them |
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| Process where simple substances are combined into complex substances |
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| Contain both carbon and hydrogen. Ex: DNA, protein, fats, and carbohydrates |
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| Does not contain both carbon and hydrogen. Ex: salts and minerals, most acids and bases, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water |
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| Specialized structures which have specific life maintenance functions in most cells |
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| Groups of specialized cells that have grouped together to expand how they function in multicellular organisms |
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| Different kinds of tissues that performs one of the life processes |
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| Organs that work together to perform one of the life processes |
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| Jellylike substance found in cells that contains the specialized structures of a cell |
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| Large structure that controls the metabolism and stores genetic information (DNA in chromosomes) |
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| Storage sacs within the cytoplasm that contains wastes or materials |
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| Tiny structures that are important in the process of making protein |
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| Pod-shaped structures that contain enzymes and release most of the cell's energy |
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| Used to extract energy from nutrients |
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| In plant cells, they contain the green pigment chlorophyll and capture the light energy |
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| Thin structure that surrounds the cell and controls the transportation of materials in and out of the cell |
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| Movement of molecules from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration |
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| Using energy from ATP to move molecules from areas of low concentration to areas of high concentration |
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| When too large and complex molecules, like proteins or starches, are broken down into simpler molecules |
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| Result of the digestion of proteins |
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| Result of the digestion of starches |
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| Prtoein molecules that can receive chemical messages from other cells |
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| Chemicals produced in the endocrine glands |
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