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Organelle   a tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function in the cell  
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Cell Wall   supports and protects the cell  
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Cell Membrane   a cell structure that controls which which substances can enter or leave the cell  
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Nucleus   brain of the cell- control room  
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Chromatin   material in cell that contains DNA and carries genetic info  
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Cytoplasm   region between cell membrane and nucleus  
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Mitochondrian   battery of the cell  
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Endoplasmic Reticulum   highway of the cell  
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Ribosome   makes proteins  
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Golgi Body   transports proteins mail system  
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Chloroplast   captures energy from the sun: uses to produce food  
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Vacuole   storage container- water balloon  
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Lysosome   intestines of the cell- clears away waste  
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Element   cannot be broken down into simpler substances  
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Atom   smallest unit of an element  
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Compound   2 or more elements that are chemically combined  
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Molecule   smallest form of matter  
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Organic Compound   contains carbon  
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Inorganic Compound   doesnt contain carbon  
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Carbohydrate   energy-rich organic compounds- sugars and starches- made up of carbon, hydrogen, and, oxygen  
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Protein   large organc compounds made up of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sometimes sulfur  
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Amino Acid   form proteins  
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Enzyme   protein that speeds up a chemical reaction  
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Lipid   fats and oils  
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Nucleic Acid   DNA and RNA  
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DNA   carries genetic info - passed on from parent to offspring  
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RNA   plays an important role in the production of proteins  
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Selectively Permeable   windowscreen-allows some things to pass through and others cannot  
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Diffusion   molecules moving from an area of higher concentration to lower concentration  
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Osmosis   diffusion of water  
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Passive Transport   diffusion without using energy  
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Active Transport   diffusion using energy  
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Photosynthesis   how plants make food  
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Chlorophyll   pigment found in chloroplasts, algae, and some bacteria  
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Stomata   small whole in the underside of a leaf through which oxygen and carbon dioxide can move  
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Autotroph   makes its own food  
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Heterotroph   an organism that cannot make its own food  
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Respiration   process in which cells break down food molecules and releas their energy  
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Fermentation   respiration without using oxygen  
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Cell Cycle   the regular sequence of growth and division that cells undergo  
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Mitosis   cell splits and becomes two new cells  
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Chromatid   one of the identical rods of a chromosome  
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Interphase   cell grows, copies DNA, and prepares to divide  
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Chromosome   double rod of condensed chromatin- carries genetic info  
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Cytokinesis   final stage of mitosis where the cell splits and becomes two new cells  
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Trait   physical characteristic  
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Heredity   the passing of traits from parents to offsping  
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Genetics   study of heredity  
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Purebred   two of the same alleles for one trait  
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Gene   segment of DNA that calls for a certain trait  
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Allele   two flavors of a gene  
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Dominant Allele   allways shows up  
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Recessive Allele   shows up if the dominant isn't their  
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Hybrid   two different alleles for one trait  
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Probability   the chance something will happen  
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Punnett Square   a chart that shows all of the possible outcome of the offspring  
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Phenotype   physical appearence  
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Genotype   genetic makeup  
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Homozygous   two of the same alleles for one trait  
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Heterozygous   two different alleles for one trait  
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Codominance   neither dominant or recessive  
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Meiosis   production of sex cells  
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Protein Synthesis   in the cytoplasm on the ribosome  
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Messenger RNA   copies the coded message and carries it into the cytoplasm  
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Transfer RNA   carries the amino acids and adds them to the growing protein  
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Nitrogen Bases   adenine-thynineguanine-cytosine  
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Mutation   a change in a gene or chromosome  
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Species   a group of similar organisms  
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Adaptation   a trait that helps an organism to survive and reproduce  
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Evolution   the gradual change of a species over time  
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Scientific Theory   a well-tested theory that explains a wide range of observations  
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Natural Selection   the process by which the individuals that are better adapted are more likely to survive than the other members of the species  
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Variation   a difference between two or more animals in the same species  
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Fossil   the preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived 10,000 years or more ago  
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Sedimentary Rock   the only rock fossils are found in- layers of sediment built up over millions of years  
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Petrified Fossil   a fossil formed when minerals replace all or part of an organism  
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Cast   a fossil formed when a mold becomes filled in with minerals that then harden  
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Mold   a type of fossil formed when a shell or other hard part of an organism dissolves, leaving an empty space in the shape of the part  
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Extinct   an organism can no longer exist on Earth  
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Relative Dating   a technique used to find which of the two fossils is older  
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Absolute Dating   to find the actual age of a fossil or rock  
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Fossil Record   the millions of fossils scientist have collected  
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Homologous Structure    
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Branching Tree    
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