Biology Vocab Flashcards
The idea that the environment is fragile and should be protected and used as little as possible.
Environmentalism
A physical representation of a system of ideas, events or processes.
Scientific model
The physical stuff that makes up the universe.
Matter
The basic building blocks of matter.
Atom
An atom that has an electrical charge.
Ion
A pure substance made of two or more elements chemically combined.
Compound
The smallest part of a covalent compound.
Molecule
The electrons in the outermost level of an atom.
Valence electron
A pure substance made up of only 1 kind of atom.
Element
The tendency of energy to disperse.
Entropy
A type of mixture involving two or more substances.
Solution
A substance dissolved in a liquid to form a solution.
Solute
A substance that can dissolve other substances to create a solution.
Solvent
Continuously improving a concept or design by testing or retesting
Iterative
The attraction between like particles within polar substances.
Cohesion
The attraction of particles in one substance for particles in a different substance.
Adhesion
An atom that has an electrical charge.
Ion
Atoms with the same number of protons, but different numbers of neutrons.
Isotope
A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction but is not used up in the process.
Catalyst
The site of protein synthesis.
Ribosome
The powerhouse of the cell.
Mitochondria
Site of the production of ribosomes.
Nucleolus
Organelle for storage.
Vacuole
Controls the movement into and out of the cell.
Plasma Membrane
