Any of various nucleic acids that are the molecular basis of heredity, are localized especially in cell nuclei, and are constructed of a double helix held together by hydrogen bonds. Because DNA stores the cell s genetic information, it is like the blueprint of a living cell. Warming of the surface and lower atmosphere of a planet caused by conversion of solar radiation into heat. The process of gases trapping heat from the sun in the Earth s atmosphere is called the greenhouse effect. Underwater volcanoes can form hydrothermal chimneys.
Mitochondria supply the cell with energy by hosting the reaction between glucose and oxygen.
A cellular organelle in eukaryotes that is essential to cell functions, composed of nuclear sap and a nucleoprotein-rich network from which chromosomes arise, and is enclosed in a definite membrane. The building blocks of life accumulated in a primordial soup of chemicals. Vocabulary Quiz Whiz Create a variety of interesting quizzes to test your students' word power. Puzzlemaker Send your students home with word searches, crossword puzzles and more. This tool will help you create unique puzzles using the vocabulary words from this lesson plan.