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Ransom Ch 2 vocab
ransom ch 2 vocab
| word | definition |
|---|---|
| stimulus | anything that affects the activity of an organism |
| homeostasis | the maintenance of a stable internal environment |
| asexual reproduction | a single parent produces offspring that are identical to the parent |
| sexual reproduction | two parents produce offspring that share characteristics of both parents |
| DNA | hereditary material that controls all the activities of a cell, contains the info to make new cells, and provides instructions for making proteins |
| metabolism | the total of all the chemical activities that the organism performs |
| producers | produce their own food by using sunlight |
| consumers | eat other organisms or producers to get food |
| decomposers | get food by breaking down the nutrients in dead organisms or animal wastes |
| proteins | large molecules made up of subunits called amino acids |
| carbohydrates | a group of compounds made of sugars |
| lipids | compounds that store energy and form membranes of cells |
| fats and oils | a type of lipid that stores energy |
| phospholipids | a type of lipid that forms most of a cell membrane |
| nucleic acids | compounds made up of subunits called nucleotides |
| ATP | the major fuel used for all cell activities that require energy |
| heredity | the passing of traits from parent to offspring |
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