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cells vocab 1
science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Spontaneous generation | life could spring from nonliving things |
| Metabolism | metabolism is the sum total chemical reactions that occur in living things |
| ingestion | eating or putting food in mouth |
| digestion | is a process by which food is food is broken down to simpler substances |
| Respiration | the process by which living take in oxygen and use to produce energy is called respiration |
| Excretion | the process of getting rid of waste materials is called excretion |
| Stimulus | A stimulus is any change in the environment ,or surroundings ,of an organism that produces response |
| Food | the kind of foods organisms eat varies considerably. life span is the maximum length of time |
| Water | living things are made of water and it is thing you drink |
| compound | composed of the elements silicon and oxygen |
| carbohydrates | the major thing of energy for living things |
| fats and oils | Another group of energy rich compounds made of carbon hydrogen, |
| oxygen | are fats and oils also stuff that you breathe in |
| Proteins | are organic compounds of made up of carbohydrates, and oxygen |
| Homeostasis | the ability to keep conditions inside the body the same |
| organic compounds | which is usually combined with other |
| Enzyme | A special type of proteins that regulates chemicals activity within the body . |
| Nucleic acids | are organic chemicals |
| DNA | DNA stores the information needed to build proteins |
| Amino acids | amino acids combine in many ways they have many different proteins |
| RNA | RNA carries info from dna |