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7356195455BiologyThe study of life.0
7356199022CellThe basic unit of all forms of life.1
7356200209Reproduceability to produce new similar organisms2
7356205872Adaptationany inherited structure, behavior, or process that allows an organism to respond to their environment and survive.3
7356212243Homeostasisthe relatively constant internal physical and chemical conditions that organisms maintain.4
7356217675Metabolismthe combination of chemical reactions that build up or breaks down materials into usable components inside a cell.5
7356226406Protonpositively charged subatomic particle.6
7356228800Neutronneutral subatomic particle.7
7356230784Electronnegatively charged subatomic particle.8
7356232521Isotopeatoms that have the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons.9
7356238464Ionan atom with a charge; an atom that has gained or lost electrons.10
7356241690Ionic Bonda bond formed when an electron is transferred from one atom to another.11
7356245526Covalent Bonda bond formed when an electron is shared between two atoms.12
7356250953CationA positively charged atom; formed when an atom loses an electron.13
7356253746AnionA negatively charged atom; formed when an atom gains an electron.14
7356257530Polar MoleculeA molecule with a slightly positive and negative charge due to unequal sharing of electrons.15
7356266804Nonpolar MoleculeA neutral molecule formed when atoms share electrons equally.16
7356274000CarbohydrateA macromolecule formed from carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Functions in energy storage.17
7356279198Nucleic Acida macromolecule that functions in carrying genetic information.18
7356284122Enzymeproteins that catalyze (speed up) the rate of a chemical reaction.19
7356289627Substratea molecule that attaches to an enzymes active site.20
7356300175Denaturedan enzyme whose shape has been altered so that the substrate no longer fits into the active site.21

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