Apologia Exploring Creation with General Science 2nd ed.Module 9
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
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1st criteria for being alive | All life forms contain deoxyribonucleic acid, which is called DNA.
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2nd criteria for being alive | All life forms have a method by which they extract energy from the surroundings and convert it into energy that sustains them.
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3rd criteria for being alive | All life forms can sense changes in their surroundings and respond to those changes.
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4th criteria for being alive | All life forms reproduce.
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Atom | The smallest chemical unit of matter.
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Molecule | Two or more atoms linked together to make a substance with unique properties.
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Metabolism | The sum total of all processes in an organism that convert energy and matter from outside sources and use that energy and matter to sustain the organism's life functions.
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Receptors | Special structures that allow living organisms to sense the conditions of their internal or external environment.
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Precocial | A term used to describe offspring that are born able to hear, see, move about, regulate body temperature, and eliminate waste without a parent's help.
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Altricial | A term used to describe offspring that are born without at least one of the following abilities: hear, see, move about, regulate body temperature, or eliminate waste.
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Cell | The smallest unit of life in creation.
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DNA molecule | Shaped like a double helix
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Backbone (related to DNA) | The two long strands of atoms linked together in just the right way forming the double helix.
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Nucleotides | The little units attached to each strand in the DNA molecule.
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DNA sequence | Only adenine and thymine can link together, and only cytosine and guanine can link together.
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Glucose | The name of the chemical that plants make for food and is considered an energy source.
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Starch | A complex carbohydrate that is stored and used as food/energy for plants and animals.
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Photosynthesis | The process by which green plants and some other organisms use the energy of sunlight and simple chemicals to produce their own food.
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Organelle | Structure inside the cell.
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Cytoplasm | The jelly-like substance which fills the cell.
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Membrane | An outer covering of the cell.
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