quiz 2 Flashcards
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atom
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fundamental unit of matter
2
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molecule
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joined atoms
3
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biomolecule
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a large molecule, often consisting of many repeating small molecules
4
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organelle
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groups of different biomolecules that work together to perform a function in a cell
5
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cells
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fundamental unit of life, contains genetic material, enclosed by a membrane, can reproduce
6
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tissue
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many cells of the same type that that work together
7
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organ
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tissues working together to perform a task
8
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organism
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a living individual being, composed of organs that work together
9
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population
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a group of the same organisms living in a particular region
10
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community
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many populations living and interacting together
11
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ecosystem
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a community and the nonliving things around it
12
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biosphere
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all life on earth
13
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6 characteristics of life
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- living things are made of cells and opperate on many levels of organization
- living things metabolise
- living things grow develop and reproduce
- living things use and transmit genetic material
- living thing respond
- living things adopt to their envirement
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