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ATPA molecule that is the major energy carrier in the cell.
What type of molecule is DNA?Nucleic Acid
What type of reproduction does a hydra use?Asexual Reproduction
PhospholipidsA molecule that forms much of the cell membrane.
Which is NOT a characteristic that all organisms share: ability to taste and smell, use energy, grow and develop, OR sense and respond to changeAnswer: ability to taste and smell
What are some examples of stimuli?Gravity, sound, and light
What is homeostasis?Maintaining stable internal conditions
70%The approximate amount of water in the human body
What happens when organisms reproduce?They make organisms similar to themselves.
HeredityThe passing of genetic traits from parents to offspring.
Which of the following is NOT a basic need of most organisms? Food, plants, air, or waterAnswer: Plants
What do most of the chemical reactions involved in metabolism require?Water
Example of a simple carbohydrateTable Sugar
Organisms that eat plantsConsumers
Organisms that feed on decaying organismsDecomposers
Example of a complex carbohydrateA Potato
Organisms that make their own foodProducers
A kind of reproduction in which an offspring shares characteristics of two parentsSexual Reproduction
A kind of reproduction in which an offspring is identical to its parentAsexual Reproduction
Compounds like fats and oils that store energyLipids
Compound to which carbohydrates and lipids transfer their energyATP
Small molecules that make up proteinsAmino Acids
A molecule that contains all the information a cell needs to make proteinNucleic Acid
The sum of all of an organism's chemical processesMetabolism
Compounds that spider web and hair are made fromProteins



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