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the process that converts the energy stored in sunlight to the energy stored in food
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a compound made up of sugars
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nucleic acid contain all the information needed for the cell to make all of its proteins. For this reason, it is known as the blueprint of life
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form much of the cell membrane
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the maintenance of a stable internal environment
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building blocks (subunits) of nucleic acids
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organisms that get their food by breaking down the nutrients in dead organisms or animal waste
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a protein in red blood cells that attaches to oxygen to deliver oxygen throughout the body
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the total of all of the chemical activities that an organism performs
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the building blocks (subunits) of proteins
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a change in an organism's environment that affects the activity of that organism
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organisms that must eat other organisms to get food
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two or more atoms joined together
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the transmission of characteristics from one generation to the next
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organism that produces its own food.
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the most abundant materials in cells; made up of subunits called amino acids
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a substance made up of one type of atom
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special proteins that make many different chemical reactions in a cell occur quickly
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a complex carbohydrate made by plants
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cells of living organisms are made up of about 70% of this
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building blocks of all living things; about 100 different kinds
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a membrane-covered structure that contains all of the materials necessary for life
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compounds that form the membrane of cells and store energy. They cannot mix with water.
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The major fuel for all cell activities that require energy
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provides instructions for making molecules called proteins
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a mixture of several different gases, including oxygen and carbon dioxide
