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SCI-7 U8
Vocab Quiz 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cell | The smallest unit that can perform all life processes and contains all of the materials necessary for life. |
| Stimulus | Anything in the environment that causes a response or change in an organism. |
| Homeostasis | The process of an organism maintaining a constant and stable internal state in a changing environment. |
| Metabolism | The total of all chemical activities that an organism performs. |
| Proteins | One of the five chemical building blocks of cells; used to build cells and cellular structures. |
| Amino Acids | The molecules that make up proteins. |
| Carbohydrates | One of the five chemical building blocks of cells; used as a source of energy and for energy storage. |
| Simple Carbohydrate | A carbohydrate made of one sugar molecule or a few linked sugar molecules. |
| Complex Carbohydrate | A carbohydrate made of hundreds of sugar molecules linked together. |