Life Review Flashcards

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Eukaryotes

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Complex cells with organelles

Ex. Animals, plants, fungus, single celled organisms

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Prokaryote

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Primitive cells without organelles (no nucleus, etc.), single celled organism

Ex: Bacteria

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Cilia

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Little hair like structures on the outside of cells that move materials or the cell around

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Diffusion

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Process of materials moving in and out of the cell without using energy

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Active Transport

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Process of moving materials in and out of the cell with energy

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Homeostasis

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The state of having everything balanced and functioning in a living organism

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DNA

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Deoxyribonucleic acid

A molecule located in the nucleus that is the code of life, very long, stringy molecule, 46 in every human body cell

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Chromosome

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A structure built of DNA wrapped around protein molecules into tight bundles

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CO2

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Carbon Dioxide, a waste product

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Digestion

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The life process or breaking down food into smaller pieces or soluble form

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Locomotion

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The life process of moving from one place to another under ones own power. Plants do not carry out locomotion

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Absorption

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The life process in which soluble food is moved through a cell membrane

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Circulation

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The life process in which soluble food, oxygen and waste is moved through an organism

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Excretion

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The life process in which all waste, no matter what the form, is removed from the body

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Cellular Respiration

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The life process in which soluble food and oxygen are combined in a burning process called oxidation. Wastes are then released

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Sensitivity

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The life process in which a living organism responds or reacts to stimuli

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Reproduction

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The life process in which a living organism reproduces more of its own kind

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Growth

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The life process in which a living organism increases in size

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Nutrition

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The life process of food making or food getting

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Glucose

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A simple sugar molecule that is important

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Minerals

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Molecules from rocks like iron and salt

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Materials needed to survive

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Oxygen, Water, Minerals, Glucose or sugar and Habitat

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Enzymes

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Molecules that help break down other molecules