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| a membrane-covered structure that contains all of the materials necessary for life |
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| anything that affects the activity of an organism, organ, or tissue |
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| the maintenance of a stable (same)internal environment |
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reproduction in which a single parent produces offspring that are genetically
identical to the parent |
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reproduction in which two parents are required to produce offspring that
will share characteristics of both parents |
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deoxyribonucleic acid;
hereditary material that controls all the activities of a cell, contains the
information to make new cells, and provides instructions for making proteins |
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| the passing of traits from parents to offspring |
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| the combined chemical processes that occur in a cell or living organism. Two basic processes catabolism - breaking down and anabolism - building up. |
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| organisms that use sunlight directly to make sugar |
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| organisms that eat producers or other organisms for energy |
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organisms that get energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms and
consuming or absorbing the nutrients |
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biochemicals that are composed of amino acids; their functions include regulating chemical
reactions, transporting and storing materials, and providing support |
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| proteins that make it possible for certain chemical reactions to occur quickly |
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biochemicals composed of one or more simple sugars bonded together that are
used as a source of energy and to store energy |
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| biochemicals that do not dissolve in water, including fats and oils; their functions include storing energy and making up cell membranes |
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| molecules that form much of a cell membrane |
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| biochemicals that store information needed to build proteins and other molecules; made up of subunits called nucleotides |
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| adenosine triphosophate; molecule that provides readily available energy for a cell’s activities |
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Fats and oils are ________________that store energy for an organism.
(proteins or lipids) |
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| The resemblance of offspring to their parents is a result of______________. (heredity or stimuli) |
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| The heredity material in a cell called __________ (extra credit: which stands for ____________________ spelling counts) |
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| DNA, Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
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| The function of DNA is to provide ______________________________________. |
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| Provide instructions for the function of the cell |
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| The cell organelle which holds the hereditary information of the cell called is called the ________________. |
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| The basic units of living things are __________________. |
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| A person has about 200 different kinds of cells; each specialized to do a particular job. This means that a person is the type of organism called ___________________. |
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| Prokaryotes are cells that do not contain a ________________. |
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| nucleus, because Prokaryotes do not have membrane-bound organelles. |
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