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| Living things (organisms) are comprised of one or more ______, which are the basic units of life | cells |
| Living things use DNA to pass on ____ to their offspring (= reproduction). | an “instruction manual” to carry out the processes of life |
| Normal or optimal operating conditions for metabolic reactions in the cell & body is called ___. | homeostasis |
| all cells come from ________ | pre-existing cells |
| Water is a POLAR molecule & thus --- BONDS form between water molecules. | hydrogen |
| Ions & polar molecules________ in water | Dissolve |
| ____ molecules are soluble in water | Hydrophilic |
| Carbon has ____ electrons in its outermost shell | 4 |
| The shape of a molecule is very important in determining _______ | how it reacts |
| Hydrolysis of a polysaccharide -> ____ | simple sugars (monosaccharides) |
| Dehydration synthesis = connecting monosaccharides -> ____ | Polysaccharides |
| Unsaturated fatty acids are long chain of hydrocarbons with at least one _____ bond | Double |
| Phospholipids have 2 fatty acid tails & a _____. | polar head (= charged functional group) |
