Benchmark test Flashcards

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what are greenhouse gases

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carbon, mathane, and H2O. they trap and hold in heat

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2
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what is the goal of science

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to investigate and undertstand the natural world, to explain events in the natural world, and to use those explanation to make useful predictions

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3
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quanatative data

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exact number measurements of data

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4
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qualatative

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desciptive data

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5
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what are the 8 characteristics of a living thing

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made of cells, reproduce, based of a universal genentic code, grow and develop, obtain and use materials and energy, respond to environment, maintain a stable invernal environment, and change over time

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what are the 8 characteristics of a living thing

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made of cells, reproduce, based of a universal genentic code, grow and develop, obtain and use materials and energy, respond to environment

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7
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what is a centrifudge

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an obejct that breaks cells open to get DNA

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8
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what is true about a compound

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the chemical and physical properties are very different

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9
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what is a valence electron

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outermost electron that is involved in chemical reactions

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10
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what is the difference between a pos and neg charge

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a pos charge gives and a neg charge takes

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11
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what is an ionic bond

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bonds formed hen one or more electros are transferred from one atom to another

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12
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true or false: ice is more dense than water

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false…ice is less dense

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13
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what is a monosacharides

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a carbohydrate

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what are fats, proteins, and nucleic acids made of (different_

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fats are made of fatty acids proteins are made of amino acids, and nuclic acids are made from DNA

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15
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what to enzymes do to chemical reactions

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speed them babies up

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16
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what are the levels of organization

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Biosphere, ecosystem, community, population, organism, group of cells, cells, molecule

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17
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in the food chain, what are algae

18
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what are chemosynthetic bacteria

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bacteria that dont need sunlight to live

19
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what is biomass

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total amount of living tissuewithin a given trophic level

20
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what eats both producers and consumers

21
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snake eats from that ate a snake what level is the snake

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level three consumer

22
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what is the differnece from energy and nutrients

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energy moves through the ecosystem in one direction while nutrients gets recyles

23
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what is a limiting nutrient ina fresh water pond

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phosphuras

24
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unequal of earths surfrace creates ____

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WID, CURRENTS, HEAT, AND CLIMATES

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what is a microclimate
a tiny forest ina desert
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two biomes with leats rain
desert and tundra
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what is necasary for a water ecosystem
salt, water, nutrients, and oxygen
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what is not true about the ocean
lowtide marks extends to end of continent
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if you live ina fast flowing environment you need:
suckers, claws, ect;
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what is it called when there are a bunch of plants in one area or a number of individuals in one area
population density
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what does range do
gives you a general idea of where
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what is it called when you are reproducing at a constant rate
exponential growth...j curve
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what is a logstic or stable growth
s curve
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what is a limiting facotr that would affect a sea otter
predators, pollution, competition
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what is deforestation
the un doing of thy forest
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what is the number of differnet species in biosphere called
biodiversty
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ozone depetian
chloroflorocarbons
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SHA: two jobs of enzymes
enzymes are proteins that act as a biolgocial catalyst and speed up chemical reactions that take place in cellsby lowering the activation energy to build pathways in body
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what is density independent facotr
limiting factor that affects al populations in similar ways, no pop no issue exmaples are wildfires, or any other natural diasters
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how are hunters dif today
high tech weapons, its a sport
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how is the earth like an island
earth is surrounded by sapce like islands are by water we have a set # of resources and self susstainable
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in a picture of an ecosystem where are the most nutrients
the bottom of rthe rover