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Science Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Amino Acids | molecules that are building blocks of proteins |
| Antibiotics | medicines that kill microorganisms, especially bacteria |
| Bacteria | tiny organisms made of a single cell |
| Cells | the tiny structures that make up all living things and are the smallest units able to perform life functions |
| Cellular respiration | the chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that releases energy into cells |
| Circulatory system | the body system that transports molecules to and from all cells of the body |
| Claim | a proposed answer to a question about the natural world |
| Digestive system | the body system that takes in food and breaks it down |
| Energy | the ability to make things move or change |
| Evidence | information about the natural world that is used to support a claim |
| Feature | a characterization that all members of a species have |
| Function | how something works |
| Glucose | a molecule that organisms can use to release energy |
| Infection | sickness caused by harmful microorganisms |
| Metabolism | the body's use of molecules for energy and growth |
| Microbiome | all of the microorganisms that live in a particular enviroment |
| Microorganism | an organism that is too small to be seen with the naked eye |
| Microscopic | too small to be seen with the naked eye |
| Molecule | group of atoms joined together in a particular way |
| Organism | living things, such as plants animals, etc |
| Proteins | a category of large molecules that perform important function inside living things |
| Reasoning | the process of making clear how your evidence supports your claim |
| Respiratory system | the body system that takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide |
| Scale | the relative size of things |
| Scientific argument | a claim supported by evidence |
| Starch | a large molecule made of many glucose molecules |
| Structure | the way something is shaped or constructed |
| System | separate parts that work together as a whole |
| Trait | a specific characteristic of an individual organism |
| Variation | any difference between organisms |