Cells Chapter 1 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Sporaneous Generaton | Hypothesis that states that life can spring from nonliving matter |
Metabolism | sum total of all chemical activities in an organism |
Digestion | process by which food is broken down into simpler substance |
Respiration | Process in which simple food substance such as glucose are broken down and the energy they contain is released. |
Excretion | Process of getting rid of wasted materials. |
Life span | maximum length of time an organism is expected to live. |
Stimulus | signal to which an organism reacts to a change in an environment. |
Response | some action or movement of an organism brought on by a stimulus. |
Sexaule Repourduction | repoduction usually involving two parents in which a sex cell from each parent unite to form offspring |
asexual reproduction | eproduction requiring only one parent. |
homeostasis | ability of an organism's to keep conditions inside its body the same even though conditions in its external enveriment change |
elements | pure substance that cannot be separted into simpler substance by ordinary chemical reaction |
compounds | two or more elements chemically combined |
organic compounds | compound found in all living things that contain the element carbon. |
carbohydrates | enegry rich substance found in food such as vegables cerals grains and breads. |
fats | enegry and also helps support and cushen the body. |
Proteins | sustance used to to buid and repair cells |
amino acids | building block of proteins. |
Enzymes | chemical substance that helps control chemcal reactions. |
nucleic acids | anorganic compound that stores info that helps the body make protein |
RNA | acid that reads the genedic info carried by dna and guieds the protien process. |
Dna | nuceic needed to build proteins and carrieds genic info about an organisms. |
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