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 |