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terminology words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ATOM | THE SMALLEST, MOST BASIC CHEMICAL UNIT OF AN ELEMENT |
| PROTON | IS A POSITIVELY CHARGED PARTICALE |
| NEUTRON | IS WITHOUT ANY ELECTRICAL CHARGE |
| ELECTRON | IS A NEGATIVELY CHARGED PARTICLE THAT REVOLVES AROUND THE NUCLEUS OF AN ATOM |
| CHEMICAL ELEMENTS | ARE MADE UP OF ELEMENTS |
| ELEMENTS | IS A SUBSTANCE THAT CANNOT BE BROKEN DOWN BY CHEMICAL MEANS INTO ANY OTHER SUBSTANCES. |
| MOLECULES | IS A CHEMICAL COMBINATION OF 2 OR MORE ATOMS THAT FORM A SPECIFIC CHEMICAL COMPOUND |
| CELLS | ARE CONSIDERED THE BASIC BUILDING BLOCKS FOR THE VARIOUS STRUCTURES THAT TOGETHER MAKE UP A HUMAN BEING |
| CELL MEMBRANE | THE OUTER COVERING OF THE CELL |
| CYTOPLASM | IS THE SUBSTANCE BETWEEN THE CELL MEMBRANE AND THE NUCLEAR MEMBRANE |
| NUCLEUS | IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CELL'S METABOLISM, GROWTH, AND REPRODUCTION |
| CHROMOSOMES | MICROSCOPIC BODIES THAT CARRY THE GENES THAT DETERMINE HEREDITARY CHARACTERISTICS |
| GENOME | IS THE COMPLETE SET OF GENES AND CHROMOSOMES TUCKED INSIDE EACH OF THE BODY'S TRILLIONS OF CELLS |
| STEM CELLS | ARE THE PRECURSORS OF ALL BODY CELLS |
| TISSUE | IS A GROUPING OF SIMILAR CELLS THAT TOGETHER PERFORM SPECIALIZED FUNCTIONS |