is for Amino Acid

Amino acids are the building block of all proteins in life. They contain elements such as Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, and more!! Without proteins, there would be no life on Earth.

is for Bacteria

Bacteria are individual cells that are classified as prokaryotes. They can only be seen with microscopes and can be helpful or harmful to certain organisms. Bacteria are everywhere you just don't know it.

is for Carbohydrate

Carbohydrates (aka carbs) are necessary for all living things. They give us energy quickly. They are made up of Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen. We eat them every day in foods like bread, pasta, fruits, and starchy vegetables like potatoes.

is for DNA

DNA is what makes us unique. DNA is found in every single one of our cells. Half of our DNA is from our mom and the other half is from our dad. DNA helps to make proteins for us to live.

is for Evolution

Evolution is the idea that species have changed their characteristics over time. For example, some scientists believe that humans evolved from primates like chimpanzees. Natural selection is the driving force behind the theory of evolution.

is for Food Web

A food web is a way to demonstrate what organisms eat in their certain environment. The food web consists of producers, consumers of all levels, and decomposers.

is for Genotype

Genotypes describe the genetic makeup of an individual for a certain trait. For example, if someone is female, their genotype would be XX but, if someone was male, their genotype would be XY.

is for Homeostasis

Homeostasis means that your body is doing everything it can to turn your body back to normal. When you get really hot, you sweat. This is an example of homeostasis.

is for Incomplete Dominance

Incomplete dominance is when two traits are not fully expressed. In this picture, a red and white flower were crossed but, their offspring created pink flowers. Their alleles could not be fully expressed.

is for Junctions

Junctions are the spaces in between cells that allow for plants to talk to each other. Now of course they can't talk like us humans but, they can transport nutrients, water, and signals to one another all in the junctions.

is for Karyotype

Karyotypes are pictures of an individual's chromosomes. It shows the shape, size, and how many of each are in a person's cells.

is for Lipids

Lipids are necessary for all living things. They are found in foods like oil and butter. They are a source of energy but, if they don't get used up then they can turn into unnecessary fat.

is for Mitosis

Mitosis is the process of a cell dividing and making a completely identical cell. It does this by going through phases like prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, and cytokinesis.

is for Nucleus

The nucleus is the most important part of a cell because it controls everything that the cell does. In other words, it is similar to the brain because it has total control.

is for Organelle

Organelles are functional units of a cell. They help to keep the cell alive and functioning. Some examples of vacuoles are ribosomes, nucleus, vacuole, and the mitochondria.

is for Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis is the process of plants capturing sunlight and turning it into energy for them to use. They do this by using carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight. The reaction takes place in the chloroplast which is an organelle only found in plants.