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About cells
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8th Grade
09/29/2017

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Virus
Definition
a strand of hereditary material surrounded by a protein coating
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Cell
Definition
The smallest unit of an organism
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Organic Compound
Definition
Contains carbon and hydrogen and usually are associated with living things
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Fermentation
Definition
Used by cell to release energy
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Mixture
Definition
a combination of substances in which individual substances retain their own properties Substances + Supences
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Diffusion
Definition
The dividing of something widely
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Enzyme
Definition
Certain proteins that regulate nearly all chemical reactions in cells
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Osmosis
Definition
The diffusion of water through a cell membrane
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Endocytosis
Definition
The process of taking substances into a cell by surrounding it with the cell membrane
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Exocytosis
Definition
The process of releasing contents of a cell
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Metabolism
Definition
The total of all chemical reactions in an organism
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Respiration
Definition
The process where chemical reactions occur that break down food molecules into simpler substances and release their stored energy
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Photosynthesis
Definition
The process in which producers use light energy and make sugars, which can be used for food.
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DNA
Definition
located in the Nucleus of a cell
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Prokaryotic
Definition
Unicellular
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Eukaryotic
Definition
Multicellular
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Matter
Definition
Anything that has mass and takes up space
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Ions
Definition
Positive or Negative charged atoms
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Atoms
Definition
make up Molecules
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Elements
Definition
make up compounds
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Mixture
Definition
combinations of substances
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Solutions
Definition
2 or more substances mixed evenly
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Suspension
Definition
forms a liquid or gas
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Organic Compounds
Definition
contains Carbon and Hydrogen
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Amino Acids
Definition
Smaller molecules that make up proteins
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Nucleic Acids
Definition
Contains coded information of the cell
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Carbohydrates
Definition
Supplies energy
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Lipids
Definition
Stores and releases energy
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Proteins
Definition
Building blocks of structures
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What % of water is the human body made of?
Definition
50%
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Living things use _____ to transport materials through bodies
Definition
Water
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