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| The scientific study of the chemical substances, processes, and reactions that occur in living organisms |
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| A substance that contains carbon and is often derived from living things |
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| A chemical bond when the attractive force between atoms is created by the sharing of electrons |
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| The different forms in which a chemical element occurs, each differing in physical properties. |
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| The complex process in which carbon is exchanged between organisms and the enviorment |
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| The process in which light energy is used to produce chemical energy |
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| The process where cells use organic compounds to obtain energy |
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| What living things were made of |
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| Biomolecules that contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen |
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| Biomolecules that are not soluble in water (waxes, oils, cholesterol, triglycerides) |
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| Biomolecules found in all living cells that transports genetic information |
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| Biomolecules that are composed of amino acids and are essential to the structure and function of all living cells |
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| Substances that do not come from living things, and most do not contain carbon |
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| Proteins inside a living cell that speed up reactions necessary for life |
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| The ability of an organism to resist disturbances or to return to its original state after disturbance |
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| A state in which biological processes are in balance |
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| Describes the process or mechanism that systems in an organism use to maintain stability and resist change |
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| A system of responses to disturbances within a biological system |
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| A measure of osmotic pressure within a system such as a cell or organism |
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| A chemical compound that is dangerous to humans |
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| Describes an agent that destroys or limits the activity of cells |
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| A measured amount within medication |
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| To deprive someone of power or effectiveness |
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| Describes an agent that causes the eyes to water/produce tears |
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| The strength of something |
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| Relates to the lungs or describes and agent that affects the lungs |
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| The degree to which something is poisonous |
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| An agent that causes blisters |
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| A condition that affects humans function, it results in medical symptoms |
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| A cell invaded by a virus |
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| A population grows in size faster as it gets larger |
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| The ability of an organism to resist disease |
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| An injection of a substance that can simulate the body's production of specific disease-fighting cells |
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| Fights infection by filtering germs out of tissue and transporting white blood cells |
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| Agents that can cause disease such as bacteria and viruses |
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| Very small particles of a nucleic acid surrounded by a protein and can only replicate in a host cell |
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| Refers to an organism that is living in or on another organism |
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| Substances that cause an allergic reaction |
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| The body attacks its own cells and tissues |
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| The study of diseases that affect a large number of people to find the cause of the disease and track how it spreads |
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| Describes a disease or disorder that has no known cause |
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| A condition where the body's immune system is damaged or not functioning |
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