Question | Answer |
Amino Acids | Molecules that are the building blocks of proteins. |
Antibiotics | Medicines that kill microorganisms, especially bacteria. |
Bacteria | Tiny organisms that are 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 characteristic that all members of a species have. |
Function | How something works. |
Glucose | A molecule that organisms can use to release energy, and that is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms. |
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 environment, such as a human body. |
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 | A group of atoms joined together in a particular way. |
Organism | Living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria. |
Proteins | A category of large molecules that perform important functions 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 connected together. |
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 in traits between organisms. |