7356195455 | Biology | The study of life. | 0 | |
7356199022 | Cell | The basic unit of all forms of life. | 1 | |
7356200209 | Reproduce | ability to produce new similar organisms | 2 | |
7356205872 | Adaptation | any inherited structure, behavior, or process that allows an organism to respond to their environment and survive. | 3 | |
7356212243 | Homeostasis | the relatively constant internal physical and chemical conditions that organisms maintain. | 4 | |
7356217675 | Metabolism | the combination of chemical reactions that build up or breaks down materials into usable components inside a cell. | 5 | |
7356226406 | Proton | positively charged subatomic particle. | 6 | |
7356228800 | Neutron | neutral subatomic particle. | 7 | |
7356230784 | Electron | negatively charged subatomic particle. | 8 | |
7356232521 | Isotope | atoms that have the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons. | 9 | |
7356238464 | Ion | an atom with a charge; an atom that has gained or lost electrons. | 10 | |
7356241690 | Ionic Bond | a bond formed when an electron is transferred from one atom to another. | 11 | |
7356245526 | Covalent Bond | a bond formed when an electron is shared between two atoms. | 12 | |
7356250953 | Cation | A positively charged atom; formed when an atom loses an electron. | 13 | |
7356253746 | Anion | A negatively charged atom; formed when an atom gains an electron. | 14 | |
7356257530 | Polar Molecule | A molecule with a slightly positive and negative charge due to unequal sharing of electrons. | 15 | |
7356266804 | Nonpolar Molecule | A neutral molecule formed when atoms share electrons equally. | 16 | |
7356274000 | Carbohydrate | A macromolecule formed from carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Functions in energy storage. | 17 | |
7356279198 | Nucleic Acid | a macromolecule that functions in carrying genetic information. | 18 | |
7356284122 | Enzyme | proteins that catalyze (speed up) the rate of a chemical reaction. | 19 | |
7356289627 | Substrate | a molecule that attaches to an enzymes active site. | 20 | |
7356300175 | Denatured | an enzyme whose shape has been altered so that the substrate no longer fits into the active site. | 21 |
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