CBRC Notes Flashcards
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This is the hormone that is responsible for having contractions
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Oxytocin
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It is the distance that light travels in a year, about 9.5 trillion kilometers
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light-year
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It is any quantity in physics that has magnitude but not a direction associated with it (distance, speed, mass, temperature)
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Scalar quantity
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It is an alternative form of a gene
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Allele
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It is any formation in which groundwater rises on its own under pressure
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Artesian well
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It is the apparent brightness of a star if it were viewed from a distance of 32.6 light-years
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Absolute magnitude
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It is a group of organisms with same species that can interbreed in natural setting
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Population
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It is a gas that is composed of free-floating ions (atoms stripped of some electrons)
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plasma
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It is a major climatologic regions with consistent inhabiting populations
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Biome
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Examples of plasma
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lightning, solar wind, aurora borealis, fluorescent light, luminous clouds
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It is the place where plants propagate and grow
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Plant nurseries
12
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An atom consists of a _________, located in the center of the atom that contains protons and neutrons and represents most of the mass of an atom.
A
Nucleus
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It is a massive star that has collapsed to such a small volume that its gravity prevents the escape of everything including light.
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Black hole
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It is a change in state from SOLID to GAS without passing the liquid state
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sublimation
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It is the luminous phenomenon observed when a meteoroid enters Earth’s atmosphere and burns up, popularly called a shooting star.
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Meteor
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It is the luminous phenomenon observed when a meteoroid enters Earth’s atmosphere and burns up, popularly called a shooting star.
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Meteor
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It is any proportion of a meteoroid that reaches Earth’s surface
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Meteorite
17
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It is a small, solid particle that travels through space.
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Meteoroid
18
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It is a change in state from GAS to SOLID
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Deposition
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It is a change in state from GAS to LIQUID
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Condensation (Ex. Moisture)
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It is a change in state from LIQUID to GAS
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Evaporation
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It is a change in state from SOLID to LIQUID
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Melting
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It is a change in state from LIQUID to SOLID
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Freezing
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These are plants with vascular tissues with seeds inside or outside the fruit. It is also known as fruit-bearing plants or flowering plants
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Angiosperms
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It requires no fertilization causing no variation because there is no crossing-over chromosomes. This happens only from a single parent and producing an offspring of exact copy
Asexual reproduction
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It is the study of celestial bodies such a stars, comets, planets, and galaxies and phenomena that originate outside the earth's atmosphere
Astronomy
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It means the average annual precipitation over Earth equals the amount of water that evaporates.
balance/hydrologic cycle
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It is the small unit of mass
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It is the small unit of mass
atomic mass unit (amu)
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It state that as the velocity of fluid increases, the pressure exerted by the fluid decreases
Bernoulli's Principle
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It consists of particles called bosons which exists at the temperature of 0 k or -273 °C with most minimum amount of energy a particle can posses.
Bose-Einstein Condensate
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It is the part of the brain that controls the following activities: breathing, blood pressure, heart rate, alertness
brain stem
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What are the three statement of cell theory?
1. All living organisms are made up of cell
2. Cell is the basic functional unit of life
3. cells came from pre-existing cells
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It refers to the disorder which muscular control and coordination are impaired due to brain damage
Cerebral palsy
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it is a severe damage to some parts of the brain due to lack of blood supply.
Cerebrovascular accident
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Properties that are only observable when the substance reacts with another substance thereby causing a change in the chemical composition of the substance
Chemical properties
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It is the science that describes matter- its properties, the changes it undergoes, and the energy changes that accompany those processes.
Chemistry
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It is a thread of DNA, made up of genes
Chromosomes
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considered as the "lifeline" of the body. It is the body's "pickup and delivery system."
Circulatory system
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It is the tendency of mineral to cleave or break along flat, even surfaces
cleavage
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Fundamental units of the genetic code (DNA)
A, G, C, T- Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Thymine
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Fundamental units of genetic code (RNA)
A, G, C, U- Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Uracil
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It is the relationship between an organism and a host where neither is benefited nor harmed.
commensalism
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The speed of the sound is usually lowest in ___________ and highest in ___________.
gases, solids
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It is the study of the nature of the universe, its origin and overall structure.
Cosmology
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These are pyrimidine nitrogenous bases
Cytosine and Uracil
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These are purine nitrogenous bases
Guanine and Adenine
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It is a process in which a substance is broken to make it useful in other processes.
Decomposition
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The organisms that are capable of decomposing a substance
Saprophytes
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He proposed that matter was composed of tiny indivisible particles
Democritus
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It is the factor that may change as a result of changes made in independent variable
Dependent Variable
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it is the driest ecosystem; has very low amount of precipitation may have very high or very low temparature.
Desert
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It is the conversion of semi-arid areas to absolute desert (arid means dry)
Desertification
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They are all made from the same set of biomolecules composed of monomeric units (Macromolecules)
Carbohydrates (direct energy), Proteins(lipids and fats), Nucleic Acids(RNA and DNA)
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It involves the spontaneous and random movements (Brownian Movement) of molecules from one place to another.
Diffusion
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DNA means?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
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RNA means?
Ribonucleic acid
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it both composed of phosphate group, sugar group, and nitrogenous base
RNA & DNA
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it is the relationship between the physical and biological environments in a certain plain.
Ecosystem
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It is the world's largest ecosystem
Antarctica
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It is the abnormal implantation of embryo in any place of female reproductive organ except the uterus' endometrium
Ectopic pregnancy
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equal to work done against gravity
gravitational potential energy
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These are areas where freshwater merge with the ocean
Estuaries
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melting point, hardness, color, boiling point, odor, density, luster (shiny), magnetism, viscosity, ductility, state of mater
Physical properties
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reactivity, toxicity, oxidation, PH, corrosion, flammability, radioactivity
Chemical properties
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These are proteins that are organism must consume from another source because it cannot be synthesized itself by humans.
Essential amino acids
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List of essential amino acids
histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, valine
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These are proteins that bodies can produce even if we do not get it from the food we eat
Non-essential amino acid
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List of non essential amino acids
alanine, arginine, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine, proline, serine, tyrosine
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Are usually not essential, excepting times of illness and stress
Conditional amino acids
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List of conditional amino acids
arginine, cysteine, glutamine, tyrosine, glycine, proline, serine
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It consists of normal fermions (building blocks of normal matter) which are almost identical to bosons they cannot stick together
Fermionic Condensate
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It is a cloud with its base at or very near the ground.
Fog
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What causes world's greatest mountain ranges?
Fold eruptions of rock formations
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Food, plants, and other animal wastes should be segregated in waste disposal because?
These are biodegradable
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Net charge for neutral atoms
zero
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Forces acting on an object that are opposite in direction and equal in size
balanced forces
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Fossil fuels are _________ that may be used as fuel, including coal, oil, and natural gas
Hydrocarbons
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These are quantities that do not depend on any other quantity for their measurement (mass, length, time, current, amount of substance)
Fundamental quantities
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it is a section of DNA, which codes for the formation of protein controlling a specific characteristic of the organism
Gene
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It is considered as autotrophs
Green plants
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They can build simple inorganic substances into organic compounds
Green plants
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it is made up of Keratin
hair and fingernails
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He coined the term "survival of the fittest"
Herbert Spencer
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These organisms obtain their energy by eating plants or animals that have eaten plants (dogs, birds, fish, humans)
Herotrophic organisms
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Humans have ___________________ where blood is enclosed only inside a body and passes through blood vessels
closed circulatory system
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It is the weather disturbance in western part of the Atlantic Ocean
Hurricane
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Type of storm form in Indian Ocean
Cyclone
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Type of storm form in Pacific Ocean
Typhoon
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__________ will be the carriers if a color blind man marries a woman who has normal vision and no history of the disease
Daugthers
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If the flower has either stamen or pistil, it is called ____________
Imperfect flower
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If the flower has stamen only, it is called _________
staminate flower
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__________ (travel into) and _________ (birth) contribute to an increase in human population
Immigration, Natality
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it happens when the diaphgram contacts and goes down as the ribcage goes upward and outward
Inhalation
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it is the factor that is intentionally manipulated or changed in an experiment
independent variable
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It is the transmission of genetic formation from one generation to next, leading to continuity of the species and variation within it.
Inheritance
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How many legs do insects have?
6 legs
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How many legs do spiders have?
8 legs
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How many legs do crustaceans have?
10
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How many legs do centipedes have?
1 pair of leg in one segment
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How many legs do millipedes have?
2 pairs of leg in one segment
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These are formed when magma hardens beneath the Earth's surface
Intrusive igneous rocks
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These are formed when magma hardens beneath the Earth's surface
Intrusive igneous rocks
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These are animals with no bones such as jellyfish and sea anemones
Invertebrate animals
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These are animals with bones such as tigers and monkeys
Vertebrate animals
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It consist of positive and negative charges held together by the strong electrical attractions between oppositely charged ions
Ionic compounds
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It is the energy required to remove one of the outermost electrons
Ionization energy
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It is formed by gaining or losing electrons
ions
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It is best for iron-deficient students
liver
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It is the concept that the Earth's crust is floating in gravitational balance upon the material of the mantle
Isostasy
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It is a way of describing the motion of objects without describing the causes
Kinematics
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LASER stands for?
Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
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Pure substances that consist of chemically bonded ions
1. Sodium Chloride (NaCl)
2. Sodium Bicarbonate (NaCHO3)
3. Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH)
4. Magnesium Sulfate (MgSO4)
5. Sodium Hypochlorite (NaOCl)
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table salt
Sodium Chloride (NaCl)
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baking soda
Sodium Bicarbonate (NaCHO3)
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drain cleaner
Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH)
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Epsom salt
Magnesium Sulfate (MgSO4)
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bleach
Sodium Hypochlorite (NaOCl)
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This law states that energy may change forms, but it cannot be created or destroyed under ordinary conditions
Law of Conservation of Energy (Julius Robert Mayer)
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This law states that in a chemical reaction, matter is neither created nor destroyed, it is transformed into something else
Law of conservation of mass (Anton Lavoisier)
119
This law states that a given compound always contains the same, fixed ration of elements (water boils up to 100 degree Celsius and freezes at 0 degree Celsius
Law of Constant/Definite Composition (Joseph Prousz)
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This law states that heat flows from an object with a higher temperature to an object with a lower temperature
Law of Entropy (William John Macquorn Rankine)
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This law states that elements can combine in different ratios to form different compounds
Law of Multiple proportions (Joseph Prousz)
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It represent the valence electrons as dots placed on sides of the symbol for an element
Lewis Symbol
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Malaria is carried by _____________
Anopheles Mosquito
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Dengue is carried by ____________
Aedes Aegypti Mosquito
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It occurs when physical forces break rock into smaller and smaller pieces without changing the rock's mineral composition
Mechanical weathering
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These are lustrous, malleable, ductile, and are good conductors of heat and electricity
Metals
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It is an antidote that have a similar effect if vinegar or citrus juice were not available.
Milk
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Mimosa pudica
Makahiya (Thigmotropism)
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These are naturally occurring solid substances with an orderly crystalline structure and definite chemical composition
Minerals
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These are moles of solute per volume of solution
Molarity
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It is a soft-bodied, consisting of three main parts, a muscular foot (locomotion), a visceral mass (internal organs), and a mantle (fold of tissue)
Mollusca
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It makes up our body up to 55%-60%
Water
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it is the destructive fishing method wherein fishes are driven out of a coral reef by pounding the corals with a heavy weight
Muro-ami (Southeast Asia)
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It is observable in mushrooms which thrive few days after lightning strikes
Nitrogen cycle
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It takes millions of years to form and accumulate
Non-renewable resources
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Examples of non-renewable resources
Oil, coal, nuclear, natural gas
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List of renewable energy resources
Solar, hydropoler, geothermal, biomass, wind
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These are changes in the atomic properties of an element
Nuclear change
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This is the way that the sun produces energy. This reaction converts four hydrogen nuclei into the nucleus of a helium atom, releasing of tremendous amount of energy
Nuclear fission
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It forms from cold front pushing warm air up of the ground
Occlusion
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How many essential elements are needed for the well-being and survival of the human body.
20
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About ____ of the energy is lost at each level in a food chain
90%
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Organisms that belong to the same genus
Family
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It is not needed in the process of photosynthesis
Oxygen
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Amihan and Habagat
Northeast and Southeast
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It is the natural remnant magnetism in rock bodies
Paleomagnetism
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It is the slight shifting of the apparent position of a star due to the orbital motion of Earth
Parallax
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It is an organism that feeds on another organism for survival
Parasite
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It is a process by which the baby is born through labor.
Parturition
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It is the period during which uterine contractions occur that result in expulsion of the fetus
Labor
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Patients suffering from malfunction of the kidney are now assisted by machine that serves as artificial kidney called _______________
Hemodialyzer
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It is the point in the Earth's orbit NEAREST to the sun
Perihelion
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It is the point in the Earth's orbit farthest to the sun
Aphelion
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It is composed of a group with different species of living things
Population
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The study of animal behavior
ethology
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The study of insects
entomology
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The study of birds
ornithology
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Proteins are made up of?
amino acids
159
Carbohydrates
Sugar (Go Foods)
160
4 biological molecules
carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids
161
It is the building blocks of life
cell
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What kind of cell contains a nucleus?
Eukaryote
163
Animal and Plant Cells
Eukaryotes
164
Hair-like structures that serves a sensory function in eukaryotic cells
cilia
165
waste product of photosynthesis
oxygen
166
When is carbon dioxide is produced by plants?
during the evening
167
How many biological taxonomic levels are there?
8 (domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species)
168
In what kingdom do algae belong?
protista
169
A hormone that let insects grows in size
ecdysone
170
These are a group of eukaryotic, single-celled organisms.
Protist/Protista
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Group of flowering plants
magnolidae
172
It contains xylem and phloem known as vascular tissues, for instance, conifers, flowering plants, and ferns. It also includes all the seed-containing plants, angiosperms (flowering plants), gymnosperms, and the pteridophytes (lycophytes, horsetails, and ferns).
vascular plants
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These plants are called bryophytes. It include liverworts, hornworts, and mosses. They lack roots, stems, and leaves.
Non-vascular plants
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It is used to treat blood clots
anticoagulation
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It is used to treat blood clots
anticoagulation
175
This organism have both male and female organs
earthworm
176
Iron-containing compounds that gives the red corpuscles their color
hemoglobin
177
Bile is secreted by the liver and it is stored in the ________
gall bladder
178
Universal donor
Blood type O
179
Universal recipient/receiver
Blood Type AB
180
Aerial Plants
epiphytes
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The same origin, different functions (bat's wings and seal's flippers)
Homologous organs
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The same functions different origin (bat's wings and bird's wings)
analogous organs
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The direction of planet's revolution
west to east
184
Earth, Mars, Mercury and Venus are what kind of planets?
Terrestrial (rocky) planets
185
What is the hottest planet in our solar system?
Venus (lots of greenhouse gases)
186
The largest planet in our solar system
Jupiter
187
The planet with several moons
Saturn
188
The closest planet to Earth
Venus
189
Name of the two moons of Mars
Phobos and Deimos
190
The name of the Earth's moon
Luna
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What are the four Galilean moon? (Jupiter)
Io
Europa
Ganymede
Calisto
192
Saturn (Moon)
It has 82 moons
193
This structure is located between Mars and Jupiter
Asteroid belt
194
The color of the coolest star
red
195
The hottest star
blue
196
The brightest star
Sirius
197
The first animal who went to space
Laika
198
2nd human to walk the moon
Buzz Aldrin
199
The first man who went to space
Yuri Gagarin
200
Position of the moon farthest to the earth
apogee
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Position of the moon nearest to the earth
perigee
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The nearest star
proxima centauri
203
basic layers of earth
core, mantle, crust
204
Measurement of energy released by an earthquake
magnitude
205
part of the Earth is THOUGHT to be composed of iron and nickel
core
206
Movement of rock layers along faults
tectonic earthquake
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Several earthquakes- the largest of these earthquakes
mainshock
208
Deposite of a certain mineral
ore
209
Three types of rock
igneous (magma or lava), sedimentary (sediments), metamorphic (due to heat and pressure)
210
latest satellite of Philippines (2021)
Maya 4
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The hardest substance that is natural occuring on Earth
Diamond
212
Lowest rank of coal and is otherwise called brown coal
lignite
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Highest rank of coal and is otherwise called brown coal
Anthracite
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type of clouds produces thunderstorm
cumulonimbus
215
lightest element known in earth
hydrogen
216
what type of magnetic material is Iron
Ferromagnetic
217
Alcohol
organic compound- hydroxyl bonded to an alkyl group (OH group)
218
We classify air as ____
mixture (homogenous mixture)
219
(AB + energy arrow to right A + B)
endothermic decomposition
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base unit for time
seconds
221
base unit for brightness
lumens
222
Number of pathways are in a series circuit
1 pathway
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Vinegar is also known as ________
acetic acid
224
point where an earthquake starts
focus
225
one of the planets that has the greatest gravitational pull
Jupiter
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Green plants make glucose from water and carbon dioxide
227
protein manufacturer of eukaryotic cells
ribosomes
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protein manufacturer of eukaryotic cells
ribosomes
229
Term used when an egg develops into a new organism without itself being fertilized by a sperm
parthenogenesis (lizard, bayawak)
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number of elements in periodic table
118
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The sun's energy source
nuclear energy
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graphite is used for making
pencil
233
Vitamin A
Thiamine
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Sucrose is made up of
glucose and fructose
235
Proponent of the four elements: fire, air, earth, water
Aristotle
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Bronze is a mixture of _______
Copper and Tin
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RADAR
Radio Detecting and Ranging
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LED
Light Emiting Diode
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brilliant red (in fireworks)
strontium
240
biggest natural satellite in our solar system
ganymede
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highest mountain in the solar system
olympus mons
