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18 Cards in this Set
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Photosynthesis |
The process by which a green plant turns water and carbon dioxide into food when the plant is exposed to light . |
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Respiration |
chemical energy s is released in a series of metabolic steps involving the consumption of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide and water. |
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Chromosome |
The part of a cell that contains the genes which control howan animal or plant grows and what it becomes. |
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Autotroph |
An organism that can make its own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis |
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Fermentation |
cells break down molecules to release energy without using oxygen using sugar for energy release instead |
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Cytokinesis |
the final stage of cell division distributing cell organelles into two new cells |
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Heterotroph |
An organism that cannot make its own food and must get nutition by consuming other organisms |
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Cell cycle |
The cycle of growth and asexual reproduction of a cell, consisting ofinterphase followed in actively dividing cells by prophase,metaphase,anaphase, and telophase. |
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Cancer
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A serious disease caused by cells that are normal and reproducing out of control and that can spread to one or many parts of the body . |
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Pigment |
A natural substance that gives color to animals and plants . |
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Interphase |
The interval between the end of one mitotic or meioticdivision and the beginning of another . |
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Mutation |
A change in the genes of a plant or animal that causes physicalcharacteristics that are different from what is normal |
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Chlorophyll |
The green substance in plants that makes it possible for them to makefood from carbon dioxide and water. |
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Replication |
The process by which genetic material, an organism, or a virus reproduces or makes a copy of itself |
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Tumor |
A mass of tissue found in or on the body that is made up of abnormalcells. |
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Stomata |
A pore on the under layer of a leaf, used for gas exchange in plants. |
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Mitosis |
The entire process of cell division making a new copy of the DNA including division of the nucleus and the cytoplasm and splitting into each daughter cell. |
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Chemotherapy |
The use of chemical agents in the treatment or control of disease (as cancer) or mental illness. |
