Question | Answer |
Criteria for being alive #1 | All life forms contain deoxyribonucleic acid, which is called DNA. |
Criteria for being alive #2 | All life forms have a method by which they extract energy from the surroundings and convert it into energy that sustains them. |
Criteria for being alive #3 | All life forms can sense changes in their surroundings and respond to those changes |
Criteria for being alive #4 | All life forms reproduce |
Atom | The smallest chemical unit of matter |
Molecule | Two or more atoms linked together to make a substance with unique properties |
DNA Molecule | Shaped like a double helix |
Backbone (related to DNA) | The two long strands of atoms linked together in just the right way forming the double helix |
Nucleotides | The little units attached to each strand in teh DNA molecule |
DNA Sequence | Only adenine and thymine can link together, and only cytosine and guanine can link together |
Precocial | A term used to describe offspring that are born able to hear, see, move about, regulate body temperature, and eliminate waste without a parents help. |
Altricial | A term used to describe offspring that are born without at least one of the following abilities: hear, see, move about, regulate body temps or eliminate waste |
cell | the smallest unit of live in Creation |
Organelle | Structure inside the cell |
Cytoplasm | The jelly-like substance which fills the cell |
Membrane | An outer covering of the cell |