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16 Cards in this Set
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Spontaneous generation |
The theory that living things can develop from non living matter |
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Sexual reproduction |
Reproduction that involves 2 parents and in which the off spring has characteristics of both parents |
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Asexual reproduction |
Reproduction that involves only one parent and shock the offsring is identical to the parent |
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Stimulus |
Anything that effects the activity of a organism |
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Metabolism |
The sum of chemical activities taking place inside a living cell or organism |
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Homeostasis |
The ability to maintain a stable internal environment |
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Habitat |
The place in which a organism lives |
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Element |
A pure substance that can not be broken down into simpler substances by physical or chemical means |
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Compound |
A pure substance consisting of atoms of two or more elements that are chemically combined in a fixed proportion. |
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Molecule |
A particle consisting of two or more atoms chemically tied together |
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Organic Compound |
A compound that contains carbon |
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Carbohydrates |
Organic compounds made from one or more sugar molecules |
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Lipids |
Organic compounds that are fats and oils |
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Proteins |
Organic compounds made of amino acids |
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Enzymes |
Special proteins that speed up chemical reactions in an organism or cell |
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Nucleus Acids |
Organic compounds that contain genetic information and the information necessary for an organism to make the proteins it needs |
