Characteristics of Life
Necessities of Life
Proteins and Carbohydrates
Lipids
ATP and Nucleic acids
100
a membrane-covered structure that contains all of the materials necessary for life
What is a cell?
100
a mixture of several different gases, including oxygen, and carbon dioxide
What is air?
100
Molecules made of sugars
What are Carbohydrates?
100
Compounds that cannot mix with water?
What are Lipids?
100
the major energy carrying molecule of the cell
What is ATP
200
The passing of traits from one generation to the next
What is Heredity?
200
almost all organisms are approximately 70% of this
What is water?
200
Hundreds of sugar molecules linked together
What is a complex carbohydrate?
200
Lipids that store energy
What are fats and/or oils?
200
this nucleic acid resides in the nucleus of the cell
What is DNA?
300
a single parent produces offspring that are identical to the parent
What is asexual reproduction?
300
this gives organisms energy and the raw materials needed to carry on life processes.
What is Food?
300
These smaller molecules make up the larger molecules called Proteins
What are amino acids?
300
if fats are solid at room temperature, then this lipid is a liquid at room temperature.
What is an oil?
300
Nucleic acid provides information on how to make these vital things
What are proteins?
400
The maintenance of a stable internal environment
What is Homeostasis
400
organisms that can make their own food
What are Producers?
400
Table sugar and the sugar in fruits are an example of this kind of carbohydrate
What are simple carbohydrates?
400
This lipid makes up the cell membrane
What is the phospholipid?
400
This is short for Adenosine Triphosphate
What is ATP?
500
The total of all chemical activities performed by an organism
What is Metabolism
500
organisms that get their food by breaking down the nutrients in dead organisms or animal wastes
What are decomposers?
500
Proteins that start or speed up chemical reactions in cells.
What are enzymes?
500
most of the lipids stored in animals are called this
What is Fat?
500
Nucleic acids are made of these
What are Nucleotides?
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