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Apologia General Science Grade 7 Module 9- What is Life?

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Atom   The smallest stable unit of matter in Creation  
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Molecule   Two or more atoms liked together to make a substance with unique properties  
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Photosynthesis   The process by which a plant uses the energy of sunlight and certain chemicals to produce it's own food  
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Metabolism   The process by which a living organism takes energy from it's surroundings and uses it to sustain itself, develop, and grow  
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Cell   The smallest unit of life in Creation  
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What are the first two criteria for life?   -All life forms contain DNA -All life forms have a method by which they take energy from the surroundings and convert it into energy that helps them live  
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What are the last two criteria for life?   -All life forms can sense changes in their surroundings and respond to those changes -All life forms somehow reproduce  
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What does DNA provide?   The information needed to turn lifeless chemicals into a living organism  
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Is DNA large or small compared to other molecules?   Large  
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What part of the DNA stores the information?   The nucleotides  
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What part of the DNA forms the double helix structure?   The Backbone  
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Which nucleotide will link to adenine?   Thymine  
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Which nucleotide will link to cytosine?   Guanine  
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Glucose   The chemical that plants make for food  
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Starch   The chemical that plants store their food as  
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Biosphere   A living system that is isolated from it's surroundings but still continues to live and grow  
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Is the population of people on the earth becoming a problem?   No  
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Where is the DNA stored in a cell?   The nucleus  
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True or False, there are 5 different kinds of basic cells.   False  
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True or False, DNA is a long string of nucleotides.   true  
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