Motion, Forces, and Energy

Photosynthesis

The process by which green plants use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll.

Cellular Respiration

The metabolic process in which cells convert glucose and oxygen into energy, carbon dioxide, and water.

Homeostasis

The ability of a living organism to maintain a stable internal environment despite changes in external conditions.

Mitosis

A type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

Ecosystem

A community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

Natural Selection

The process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate)

The main energy carrier in cells, providing energy for various cellular processes.

Biodiversity

The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

Hypothesis

A proposed explanation for a phenomenon that can be tested through experimentation.

Mutation

A change in the DNA sequence that may lead to changes in phenotype and can be inherited.