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pedersen's:cells 8B
blakes study stax for science
Question | Answer |
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the smallest unit that can preform all life processes | Cell |
anything that causes a reaction or change in an organism or any part of an organism | stimulus |
the maintenence of a constant internal state in a changing enviorment | homeostasis |
reproduction in which offspring shares traits from both parents | sexual reproduction |
reproduction in which the offspring is a copy of one parent | asexual reproduction |
the passing of genentic traits from parents to offspring | heredity |
the sum of all chemical processes that occur in an organism | metabolism |
an organism that can make its own food by using energy from it's surroundings | producer |
an organism that eats other organisms or organic matter | consumer |
an organism that gets energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms or animal wastes | decomposer |
a molecule that is needed to repair and rebuild body structures | protein |
a class of energy giving nutrients that includes sugars and starches made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen | carbohydrate |
type of biochemical that doesnt dissolve in water | lipid |
a lipid that contains phosphrous and that is a structural component in cell membranes | phospholipid |
Adenosine TriPhosphate, a molecule that acts as the main energy for cell processes | ATP |
a molecule made up of subunits called nucleotides | nucleic acid |
Plants store extra energy as | starch |
Sunlight can be a | stimulus |
Living things are made of | cells |
Homeostasis means | stable internal conditions |
organisms must have food because | food is a source of energy |
organisms store energy in | lipids |
the molecule that contains the information about how to make proteins is | DNA |
The subunits of nucleic acid are | nucleotides |
offspring resemble their parents becasue of | offspring |
A_________obtains food by eating other organisms | consumer |
starch is a________________ and is made up of sugars | carbohydrate |
fat is a__________that stores energy for an organism | lipid |
The process of maintaining an interal enviorment is known as | Homeostasis |
_________is a change in size | growth and development |