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TAG Unit 2 Vocabulary Words Characteristics of Life and Cells

Directions: Use the list of words below to create flashcards. Remember to use strategies from "The Vocabulary Dozen" on your flashcards. They should not be just a word and definition. 1 Cell A membrane covered structure that holds all the materials necessary for life; the basic unit of life. A cell without a nucleus or membrane-bound organelles.

2 Prokaryotic Cell 3 Eukaryotic Cell A cell with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles. 4 Asexual Reproduction 5 Sexual Reproduction 6 Heredity 7 Proteins 8 Lipids

A single parent produces an offspring identical to the parent. Two parents produce an offspring that has a combination of traits or characteristics of both parents. The passing of traits or characteristics from one generation to the next. Large molecules made up of smaller molecules called amino acids.

Fat molecules that cannot mix with water; used to store energy and form cell membranes A Molecule that is the major source of energy in a cell; carbohydrates and 9 ATP lipids change into this molecule. 10 Nucleic Acid Large molecules made up of molecules called nucleotides. DNA is an example of this. 11 Carbohydrates Molecules made of sugars and used by an organism as a source of energy and energy storage. 12 Phospholipids Fat molecules found in the cell membrane; the head of the molecule is attracted to water and the tail is not. Organisms that make their own food. 13 Producer 14 Consumers 15 Decomposer 16 Metabolism 17 Stimulus 18 Homeostasis Organisms that eat other organisms to get food. Organisms that get their food by breaking down nutrients in dead organisms or animal wastes. Total of all chemical activities that takes place in an organism. A change that affects the activity of an organism. Maintaining a stable internal environment when everything on the outside of the body is changing.

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