Biology visual vocabulary – Flashcards
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Homeostasis
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process of maintaining a stable environment inside a cell or an entire organism
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taxonomy
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largest and most inclusive taxon in the original classification system
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Producer
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organism that makes its own food
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Consumer
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organism than sets food by consuming other organisms
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prokaryote
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single cell organism that lacks a nucleus
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eukaryote
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organism that has cells containing a nucleus and other organelles
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Carbohydrate
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organic compound such as sugar or starch
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lipid
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organic compound such as fat or oil
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protein
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organic compounds that are made up of amino acids
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enzyme
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protein that speeds up biochemical reactions
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cell
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basic unit of structure and function in living things
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Nucleus
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Organelle inside eukaryotic cells that contain most of the cells dan; acts as control center
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mitochondrion
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organelle in eukaryotic cells that makes energy for the cell
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chloroplast
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organelle in the cells of plants and algae where photosynesis takes place
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Ribosome
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organelle inside all of cells where proteins are made
