What a life!
The term for any living being.
What is an ORGANISM?
Controls what enters & leaves a cell.
What is the “CELL MEMBRANE”?
The diffusion of water.
What is OSMOSIS?
The basic building blocks of all life.
What are ATOMS?
Organisms consume these types of molecules for a quick burst of energy.
What are CARBOHYDRATES?
A plant’s green leaves allow it to perform this characteristic of life directly from the sun.
What is “TAKING IN ENERGY”?
The acronym DNA stands for this:
What is “DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID”?
Cells use this type of molecule for quick energy.
What is GLUCOSE?
A term meaning “many-celled”.
What is MULTICELLULAR?
These molecules make up our hair, skin, & hemoglobin.
What is PROTEIN?
Dung, scat, guano, manure, & feces are all terms for animals performing this characteristic of life.
What is “ELIMINATING (GETTING RID OF) WASTE”?
This organelle makes lipids.
What is the “SMOOTH ER”?
A term for the energy stored in the bonds of molecules.
What is CHEMICAL ENERGY?
A group of identical atoms.
What is an ELEMENT?
These help give your body energy, protect your organs, & allow you to absorb vital nutrients.
What are “FATS”?
Goosebumps forming on your skin are an example of this characteristic of life.
Site of cellular respiration, where cells can re-energize.
What are the “MITOCHONDRIA”?
This process transports large molecules into a cell.
What is ENDOCYTOSIS?
These brightly-colored molecules are able to capture energy from the sun.
What are CHLOROPHYLL?
Proteins are made from these types of molecules.
What are AMINO ACIDS?
This class of unicellular organism stores DNA in its cytoplasm.
What is a PROKARYOTE?
These three organelles work together to synthesize proteins.
What are the “RIBOSOMES, ROUGH ER, & GOLGI APPARATUS”?
This movement of molecules from low concentration to high concentration requires energy.
What is ACTIVE TRANSPORT?
The following equation shows THIS important molecular process.
6CO2 + 6H2O + energy -> C6H12O6 + 6O2
What is “PHOTOSYNTHESIS”?
Most of the things we eat can be simplified into some combination of these three macromolecules.
What are “PROTEINS, LIPIDS (FATS), & CARBOHYDRATES”?