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Science Vocab

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Term
Definition
Amino Acids   molecules that are building blocks of proteins  
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Antibiotics   medicines that kill microorganisms, especially bacteria  
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Bacteria   tiny organisms made of a single cell  
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Cells   the tiny structures that make up all living things and are the smallest units able to perform life functions  
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Cellular respiration   the chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that releases energy into cells  
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Circulatory system   the body system that transports molecules to and from all cells of the body  
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Claim   a proposed answer to a question about the natural world  
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Digestive system   the body system that takes in food and breaks it down  
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Energy   the ability to make things move or change  
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Evidence   information about the natural world that is used to support a claim  
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Feature   a characterization that all members of a species have  
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Function   how something works  
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Glucose   a molecule that organisms can use to release energy  
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Infection   sickness caused by harmful microorganisms  
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Metabolism   the body's use of molecules for energy and growth  
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Microbiome   all of the microorganisms that live in a particular enviroment  
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Microorganism   an organism that is too small to be seen with the naked eye  
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Microscopic   too small to be seen with the naked eye  
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Molecule   group of atoms joined together in a particular way  
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Organism   living things, such as plants animals, etc  
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Proteins   a category of large molecules that perform important function inside living things  
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Reasoning   the process of making clear how your evidence supports your claim  
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Respiratory system   the body system that takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide  
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Scale   the relative size of things  
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Scientific argument   a claim supported by evidence  
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Starch   a large molecule made of many glucose molecules  
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Structure   the way something is shaped or constructed  
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System   separate parts that work together as a whole  
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Trait   a specific characteristic of an individual organism  
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Variation   any difference between organisms  
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