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| the smallest unit that can perform all life processes |
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| What are the SIX (6) CHARACTERISTICS of LIVING THINGS? |
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1-have cells
2-sense and respond to change
3-reproduce
4-have DNA
5-use energy
6-grow and develop |
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| anything that causes a change in an organism |
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| the maintenance of a constant internal state in a changing environment |
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| What is a SEXUAL REPRODUCTION? |
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| when two (2) parents produce offspring that share characteristics of each parent |
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| What is ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION? |
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| when one (1) parent produces offspring that are identical to the parent |
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| a molecule present in all living cells, it contains the information that determines an organism's traits (characteristics) |
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| the passing of traits from one generation to the next |
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| the sum of all chemical activities in an organism |
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| What are the 4 BASIC NEEDS of organisms? |
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| water, air, aplace to live (shelter), and food |
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| organisms that make their own food using energy from their surroundings |
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| organisms that eat other organisms or organic matter to get energy |
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| organisms that get energy by breaking bown nutrients in dead organisms or animal wastes |
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| substance made when two or more atoms combine |
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| substances made when moecules are not chemically combined |
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| a large molecule made up of smaller monecules called amino acids |
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| What are some JOBS of PROTEIN? |
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1-build body structures
2-repair body structures
3-regulate body processes |
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| molecules made of sugars that are used as a source of energy and are also used to store energy |
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| List and describe the TWO (2) KINDS OF CARBOHYDRATES |
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1-simple - made of 1 sugar molecule ar a few sugar molecules that are linked together
2-complex - made of hundreds of linked sugar molecules |
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| compounds that do not dissolve in water; includes fats, oils, and steroids |
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| molecules that form the cell membrane |
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| What is the difference between FATS and OILS? |
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| most fats are solid at room temperature while most oils are lipuid at room temperature |
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| a molecule that acts as the main energy source for cell processes |
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| a large molcule that holds all of the information that a cell needs to make proteins |
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