All Flashcards
1
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Topic sentence
A
First sentence of every paragraph
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Main idea
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Last sentence of first paragraph
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Summary
A
First sentence of last paragraph
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Declarative sentence
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Statement
5
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Interrogative sentence
A
Question
6
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Imperative sentence
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Command
7
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Persuasive writing
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Convince reader
8
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Narrative writing
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Describes events in chronological order
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Expository writing
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Explaining; description of a process, explanation on how something works, account for historical event
10
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Descriptive writing
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Experience environment through writers words. Evokes feelings, creates mental images
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Primary sources
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Letters, diaries, photographs, government records, autobiographies
12
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Secondary sources
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Newspaper articles, textbooks, biographies, encyclopedias, dictionaries, tv documentaries
13
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Celsius to Fahrenheit
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(9/5)C+32
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Fahrenheit to Celsius
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(5/9)(F-32)
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2 times a #
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2x
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2 more than a #
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X+2
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2 less than a number
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X-2
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2 times the difference of two #’s
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2(x-y)
19
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cm to inches
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2.54cm=1 in
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Meters to feet
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3.28 m = 1ft
21
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Kilometers to miles
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1.61km = 1 mile
22
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Grams to oz
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28.3 g = 1oz
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Kilograms to pounds
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1 kg =2.2lbs
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Mean
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All numbers added up then divided by amount of #’s
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Median
Middle # in ascending order
If there are two middle #’s, add both then divide by 2
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Mode
# that most frequently appears
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Range
Subtract smallest and biggest number in a set
28
When to use a line graph
See how variables change over time, highlighting trends and patterns
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When to use a scatter plot
Show relationships between two numeric variables
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When to use a pie chart
Compare parts of a whole
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When to use a bar graph
Comparing groups or tracking changes over time
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Area
Length X width = cm^2
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Volume
Length X width X height = cm^3
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Respiratory system
Nose>mouth > pharynx >larynx >trachea > bronchus> bronchioles> alveoli
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Arteries
Carry blood away from heart
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Veins
Carry blood back to the heart
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Capillaries
Site of gas exchange for CO2 and O2
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Liver
Creates biles to help breakdown of lipids
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Gallbladder
Stores bile
40
Pancreas
Help digest food and particular protein
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Spleen
Controls levels of blood cells
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Phases of matter
Solid liquid gas
43
Vibrational motion
Particles vibrate IN PLACE
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Translational motion
Particles move FROM PLACE TO PLACE
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Kinetic energy
Energy in motion
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Freezing point
0° C
32° F
47
Melting point
Above
0° C
32° F
48
Boiling point
Above
100° C
212° F
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Condensation point
100° C
212° F
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Sublimation
Solid transforms directly to gas
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Deposition
State change where gas is transformed directly to solid
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Periods
Rows across periodic table
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Groups
Columns on period table
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Nucleus
Contains protons and neutrons
Contains cell DNA
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Valence electrons
Electrons in the outermost energy level
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Plasma membrane
Flexible barrier
57
Cytoplasm
Jelly like substance
58
Cytoskeleton
Holds shape of the cell
59
Mitochondria
Breaks down food to generate energy for cell and energy is stores in ATP
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Lysosome
Breaks down and digests garbage so it can be recycled
Destroys viruses and bacteria that invade cell
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Vacuole
Storage tanks; can old water or nutrients like sugar; can also hold toxic substances and keep away from rest of the cell
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Ribosome
Make proteins (long chain of chemicals called amino acids)
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Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Site of protein synthesis ( protein production)
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Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Make chemicals called lipids and fats
Can also break down certain chemicals that might be harmful to cell
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Golgi apparatus
Processing and shipping center for proteins and lipids
Receives substances that have been synthesized or made
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Nucleolus
Within the nucleus; ribosomes are made here
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DNA
Hard drive of cell
Found in nucleus of cell
4 types of stick (ATGC)
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AT GC
Adeline
Thymine
Guanine
Cytosine
AT & GC always paired
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Structure of DNA
Cell> Nucleus > Chromosome > DNA> histone> gene
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How many chromosomes do humans have?
46 total (23 pairs)
23 from mom
23 from dad
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How many chromosomes does bacteria have
1
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Function of DNA
List of instructions that tell the cell how and when to make up proteins
Responsible for directing protein synthesis
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Gene
Section of DNA that tells a cell how to make a specific protein
(Humans have about 25,000 genes in a genome)
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Transcription
When a cell copies a genes DNA and makes a short strand of RNA
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Translation
When a ribosome takes instructions on RNA and uses them to put together a protein
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Cation
Positive ion
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Anion
Negatively-charged ion
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What is a Peyer’s patch
Gut-associated lymphatic tissue (GALT)
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Pulmonary arteries (above the left atrium) flow to…?
Lungs
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Mechanical digestion
Teeth and stomach peristalsis
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Reduced result of Thymus gland causes
Reduced immune response
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Corpus luteum produces
Progesterone
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Writing process
Prewriting > drafting > revising > editing> publishing
84
The _____ releases acetylcholine at the neurotransmitter junction
Neuron
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_____ are adaptive immune system components
Lymphocytes
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Gatekeeper of pain on the spinal cord
Dorsal horn
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The ____ receives oxygenated blood from lungs
Left atrium
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_____ is something that speeds up a chemical reaction but not changed in the process
Catalyst
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The number of ______ is equal to the number of _______.
Electrons; protons
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What is the pH scale
Quantitative measure of acidity or basicity of aqueous solutions
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What cell absorbs bone
Osteoclasts
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______ is improve when repeated trails of an experiment have consistent results
Reliability
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_____ is caused by a toxin produced by a microorganism
Cholera
