Hard Science Questions To Study Flashcards

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The 6 important characteristics of living things are:

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  1. The chemicals of life
  2. Energy use
  3. Response to surroundings
  4. Growth and development
  5. Reproduction
  6. Cellular organization
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Independent variable

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The one thing in the experiment that you choose to deliberately change

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3
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Energy comes mainly from —————

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Carbohydrates

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The “building blocks” of all things are ————- and —————

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Proteins and lipids

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What are the 4 NEEDS of living thing?

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  1. food
  2. water
  3. living space
  4. stable internal conditions
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The set of directions that tells us what to do is called ______________

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DNA (also called nucleic acids)

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all of the chemical reactions used to build or breakdown materials in an organism

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Metabolism

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