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- enzyme
- a special kind of protien that speeds up chemical reaction
- tRNA
- transfer type of RNA that carries amino acids
- endothermic enrgy
- energy is absorbed
- biomass
- any organic material that can be used as an energy source
- fission
- the breaking up of large nucleus into smaller nuclei that release energy
- RNA
- a type of nuclei acid containing ribose sugar and the bases adenine, uracil, guanine, and cytosine
- chemical formula
- an abriviation that shows the number of atoms in a compound by using symbols and subscripts
- tolerance
- the ability to survive in an environment under conditions that differ from the optimal conditions
- chemical compound
- a pure substance that can be seperated into two or more simpler substances by chemical means
- excited state
- electrons that have gained energy and move to higher energy levels
- halogens
- non-metals found in group 17 of the periodic table
- carbon cycle
- the process by which carbon moves between the atmosphere and living things by the process of photosynthesis and respiration
- climate
- the average weather conditions in a particular region over many years
- exothermic
- energy is released
- frequency
- the number of that go by a given point in a unit of time
- cell body
- contains the nucleus and organells
- transformer
- a device that increases or decreases
- tidal energy
- energy obtained by using the rise and fall of ocean tide
- electromagneic wave
- a combination of electrical field and magnetic field that tavels through space
- ground state
- lowest energy level of an atom
- dipole
- an asymetrical molecule in which the electrical charge is distributed unevenly
- transcription
- the formation of mRA on a DNA template