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Similarities and Differences among Living Things

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Metabolism   The sum of all the chemical reactions that occur in a cell  
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Homeostasis   Maintaining a balance internally, even when external factors change  
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Cell   building block of all living things  
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Chloroplast   part of a cell that turns sunlight into a food source through the process of photosynthesis  
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Diffusion   movement of particles from high concentration to low (with the concentration gradient). No energy required.  
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Active Transport   movement of particles from low concentration to high (against their concentration gradient). Requires energy (ATP)  
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Mitochondria   Organelle where sugars are broken down to make ATP through cellular respiration  
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Organ system   collection of organs doing a similar job  
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Organism   A collection of organ systems result in this, the whole living thing.  
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Tissue   collection of cells doing the same job  
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Organ   collection of tissues doing the same job  
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Organelle   Specialized components inside a cell. Each one has a different job.  
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Ribosome   cellular organelles that appear as little dots in cytoplasm or on the ER. Site of protein synthesis.  
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Nucleus   the control center of a Eukaryotic cell; contains the genetic information.  
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Synthesis   “to make,” usually referring to substances in the body like proteins  
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Excretion   getting rid of metabolic waste products (waster from cellular reactions)  
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Glucose   A simple sugar C6H12O6 (1:2:1). Needed by all living things for energy  
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Amino Acids   the building blocks that are assembled into proteins at ribosomes  
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Cell membrane   differentially permeable outer border of cells. It is a phospholipid bilayer  
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Cell respiration   energy producing reaction that occurs at "mighty" mitochondria. Sugars react with oxygen, breaking down to release energy (ATP), carbon dioxide, and water.  
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Circulation   movement or cycling of materials in an organism  
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Cytoplasm   the fluid environment inside cell (contains water and dissolved solutes)  
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Digestion   the process that breaks large food molecules (carbohydrates, proteins, lipids) into smaller pieces for absorption into the bloodstream  
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Enzymes   proteins that speed up chemical reactions in living things  
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Hormone   a chemical made by the endocrine system that travels to body tissues and causes a response  
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Immunity   the body’s ability to destroys pathogens (foreign invaders) before they cause disease  
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Inorganic   a chemical that does not contain Carbon and Hydrogen  
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Organic   a chemical that contains Carbon and Hydrogen  
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Receptor molecule   proteins in the cell membrane that receive chemical messages from other cells  
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Reproduction   process by which organisms make new organisms  
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Vacuole   a storage sac within a cell that may contain substances like food, water or wastes  
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