6th Science: Living Things - Cells 1of2
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kathileelandrum on February 22, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 cell | the smallest unit that can perform all life processes |
| homeostasis | the maintenance of a stable internal environment |
| heredity | passing of traits from one generation to the next |
| metabolism | the total of all of the chemical activities that an organism performs |
| stimulus | a change that affects the activity of an organism |
| asexual reproduction | reproduction that does not involve the union of sex cells and in which one parent produces offspring identical to itself |
| sexual reproduction | reproduction in which sex cells from two parents unite to produce offspring that share traits from both patrents |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate, the major energy-carrying molecule in the cell |
| carbohydate | a molecule made of sugars |
| lipid | an energy-storing compound that cannot mix with water |
| protein | a large molecule made up of smaller molecules called amino acids |
| phospholipid | a molecule that forms much of the cell's membrane |
| consumer | an organism that eats other organisms or organic matter |
| producer | an organism that makes its own food |
| nucleic acid | a molecule that is sometimes called the blueprint of life |
| decomposer | an organism that breaks down the remains of dead organisms or animal waste to get energy |
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