| Definiton | Word | % Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | The basic unit of life | Cell | 91%
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| N | The center of a cell that contains the DNA | Nucleus | 90%
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| D | A nucleic acid that serves as the basic genetic code | Deoxyribonucleic acid | 87%
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| J | A place where two bones come together | Joint | 87%
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| P | The use of sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to produce sugars and oxygen | Photosynthesis | 84%
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| M | The division of a cell | Mitosis | 79%
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| O | The diffusion of water across a semipermeable membrane | Osmosis | 79%
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| G | A segment of DNA that codes for a protein and determines a trait | Gene | 77%
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| E | The study of interactions between organisms and their environment | Ecology | 76%
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| B | A single-celled organism with a lack of a nucleus | Bacterium | 72%
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| R | The process by which one or more organisms produce offspring | Reproduction | 68%
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| Z | A fertilized egg cell | Zygote | 68%
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| I | An animal that does not have a backbone | Invertebrate | 67%
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| Y | A single-celled fungus that reproduces asexually; found in baked goods | Yeast | 65%
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| K | The second phase of cellular respiration where pyruvic acid is broken down into carbon dixoide; also called the citric acid cycle | {Krebs} cycle | 60%
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| A | An organism that produces it own energy; a producer | Autotroph | 57%
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| F | When male and female reproductive cells join to form a new cell | Fertilization | 56%
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| H | An organism that takes in energy from other organisms; a consumer | Heterotroph | 50%
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| X | A plant tissue that transports water from the roots to other parts | Xylem | 50%
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| V | An organelle that serves as the cell's storage tanks | Vacuole | 47%
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| T | The study of naming, defining, and classifying organisms based on characteristics | Taxonomy | 44%
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| S | A close interaction between two different organisms | Symbiosis | 35%
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| W | An ecosystem where water covers most of the ground for all or part of the year | Wetland | 35%
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| L | An immune system cell involved in fighting disease and infection; a white blood cell | Leukocyte | 27%
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| U | The layer underneath the canopy in a rainforest | Understory | 8%
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| Q | A compound necessary in electron transport in photosynthesis | Quinone | 5%
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