Term | Definition |
Capsid | a protein shell that surrounds a virus |
Carcinogen | a chemical that causes cancer |
Carrier | an organism that transmits a disease yet shows no symptoms of the disease itself |
Catastrophic event | an event that changes the ability for organisms to survive on a large scale. |
Cell | a basic unit structure and functions of all organisms; the smallest unit of matter that can carry on all the process of life |
Cell cycle | a continuous process in which cells grow, make copies of their chromosomes, and divide to form daughter cells. |
Cell division | the process through which a cell divides to from two cells that are identical |
Cell membrane | the structure that surrounds a cell, providing a barrier between the inside of the cell and the cell’s external environment |
Cell theory | a statement that all living things are composed of cells; a cell is the basic unit of structure and functions; and all cells come from existing cells |
Cell wall | a rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane of bacterial cells, plant cells, and some fungus cells, providing support and protection to the cell |
Cellular respiration | the process cells use to obtain energy from food. |
Chemical | a substance used in or formed by a chemical process; a substance that has a definite composition |
Chemical Bonds | an action that changes the identity of a substance |
Chemical Formal | the method of using chemical symbols to identify the number of atoms of each element in a molecule or a compound |
Chemical Property | a characteristic that describes how the matter will changes under certain conditions |
Chemical reaction | a process by which new substance are formed |
Chemical weathering | a process that changes the chemical composition of rock |
Chemistry | the study of the composition of substances and changes the undergo |
Chlorophyll | green pigment that captures the energy of the Sun to drive the process of photosynthesis |
Chloroplast | a cell organelle that stores chlorophyll and serves as the site for photosynthesis |