Unit 2 Vocabulary Practice

Producers make their own food. They are also known as:

• autotrophs

• heterotrophs

• consumers

The ability to maintain internal balance is known as:

• heredity

• homeostasis

• DNA

• development

The passing on of genetic information is known as:

• heredity

• growth

• response

• stimulus

A unit of two or more atoms:

• organic compound

• nucleic acid

• molecule

• inorganic compound

An organic compound that is made of fatty acids:

• carbohydrate

• lipid

• protein

• nucleic acid

An organic compound composed of sugar (glucose) molecules that is the primary source of energy:

• carbohydrate

• lipid

• protein

• nucleic acid

An organic compound that is used by living organisms to store and transmit genetic information:

• carbohydrate

• lipid

• protein

• nucleic acid

An organic compound made up of amino acids and is used by the body for growth and repair:

• carbohydrate

• lipid

• protein

• nucleic acid

A compound that usually lacks carbon and is not associated with or made from living things:

• organic compound

• inorganic compound

• atom

• carbon

All of the following are elements found in living organisms except:

• carbon

• sulfur

• helium

• hydrogen