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Name the 7 characteristics for a living thing? |
-made up of cells -use energy -adapt to surroundings -have DNA -react to changes -change or develop -produce more organisms |
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Name the 4 things to survive? |
-place to live -food -water -air |
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What is an organism? |
any living thing |
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the smallest unit of an organism that carries on the functions of life? |
cell |
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an organism's ability to keep the proper conditions inside no matter what is going on outside the organism? |
homeostasis |
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How many cells does a unicellular have? |
one |
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Which type of reproduction is when there is only one parent? |
asexual reproduction |
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Asexual reproduction is ____________ to the parent? |
identical |
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Why do organisms use energy? |
All organisms must take in materials and energy to grow, develop, and reproduce. |
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How do you know that all living things contain matter? |
All living things contain mass or take up space. |
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What is DNA? |
is the genetic material found in all cells at some point in their lives |
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What are producers? |
obtain energy by making their own food (photosynthesis) |
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What are consumers? |
take in food to meet their energy needs |
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What are decomposers? |
get food by breaking down and eating dead organisms or waste products |
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sexual reproduction? |
2 parents (simi |
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asexual reproduction? |
1 parent |
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What is a protein? |
building block of life |
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What is an enzyme? |
they speed up chemical reaction in your body |
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What is the function of a carbohydrate? |
energy; rich organic compounds |
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another type of organic compound found in living things,don't mix with water, and release a lot of energy |
lipids |
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Where do humans store starch? |
cell structures |
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What is a good food for a 15 year old boy to eat to build more muscles? |
meat or chicken |
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What is an organic compound? |
always contain carbon and hydrogen |
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What are atoms? |
most basic element |
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What is a nucleic acid? |
they carry herridtary information; used to make proteins |
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What are four organic compounds in living organisms? |
proteins carbohydrates lipids nucleic acids |
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What types of compounds make up proteins? |
amino acids |
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How many proteins can be made from the 20 known amino acids? |
unlimited combination |
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Why are proteins so important? |
building blocks of living tissue |
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What is the job of an enzyme? |
speed up chemical reaction in your body |
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Why are carbohydrates beneficial? |
they provide energy and they are rich organic compounds |
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What are the 4 categories of carbohydrates? |
monoschride, disaccride, polysaccaride, & pentose |
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Why would polysaccharides beneficial to athletes? |
they are slow to metabolize |
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What carbohydrate is found in insect exoskeletons? |
chitten |
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What carbohydrate is found in cell walls of plants? |
cellulose |
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How is energy stored in plants? |
starches |
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What carbohydrate is stored in the liver in humans? |
glugen |
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What are 4 types of lipids? |
-phosolipids -waxes -steroids -fats and oils |
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Will fats dissolve in water? |
no |
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Saturated fats are ________ at room temperature |
solid |
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Unsaturated fats are _________ at room temperature. |
liquid |
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What are 2 types of steroids? |
hormone sex & waxes |
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Why are waxes helpful? |
preotection |
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What is unique about nucleic acids? |
carry information |
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What forms nucleic acids? |
sugar |
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What is a nucleotide? |
sugar |
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glucose? |
carbohydrate |
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steroid? |
lipid |
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chittin? |
carbohydrate |
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fats? |
lipids |
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RNA? |
nucleic acids |
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hemoglobin? |
protein |
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starch? |
carbohydrate |
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celluose? |
carbohydrate |
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DNA? |
nucleic acids |
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waxes? |
lipid |
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enzymes? |
proteins |