Chapter 1-2 Flashcards

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1
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Science

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Knowledge

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Observation

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Gathering information

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Data

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Information

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Inference

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Prior knowledge

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Hypothesis

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An educated guess

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Spontaneous generation

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Life from non life

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Controlled experiment

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One variable changed

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Manipulated variable

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Deliberately changed

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Responding variable

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change in manipulated variable

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Theory

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Well supported hypothesis

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11
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Biology

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Study of life

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Cell

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Smallest unit of life

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Sexual reproduction

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Two parents

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14
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Asexual reproduction

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One parent

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15
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Metabolism

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Breaking down/building up

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Stimulus

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Response signal

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17
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Homeostasis

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Eternal condition stays constant

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18
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Evolution

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Change

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19
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Metric system

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A decimal measurement system

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20
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Microscope

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See small things

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Compound light microscopes

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Uses light to see

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22
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Election microscopes

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Image made of electrons

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23
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Cell culture

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One cell to many

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24
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Cell fractionation

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To separate cell parts

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25
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Atoms

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Matter

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Nucleus

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Protons and electrons

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Electrons

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Negativity charged particle

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Element

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substance with one atom

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Isotopes

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Same protons; different neutrons

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Compound

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Substance formed by two elements

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Ionic bond

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Two electrons transferred

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Ions

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Positively and negatively charged atoms

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Covalent bond

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Elements share with atoms

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Molecule

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Small unit

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Van der Waals forces

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Weak covalent bonds

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Cohesion

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Attraction with the same substance

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Adhesion

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Attraction with different substance

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Mixture

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two or more; physically combined

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Solution

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Evenly distributed components

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Solute

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Dissolved substance

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Solvent

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makes the solute dissolve

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Suspension

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Mixture; non dissolved material(Italian dressing)

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pH scale

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Measurement of H+ ions

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Acid

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H+ions

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Base

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Produces hydroxide ions

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Buffers

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Weak acids reacting to strong ones

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Monomers and polymers

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Small units that join to create polymer

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Carbohydrates

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Quick energy; 1:2:1(CHO)

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Monosaccharides

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Singular auger molecules

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Polysaccharides

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Large macromolecules formed down monosaccharides

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Lipids

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Fats, oils; gradual energy

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Nucleic Acid

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DNA/RNA; makes proteins

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Nucleotides

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5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and nitrogenous base

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Ribonucleic acid and deoxyribonucleic acid

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The two different nucleic acids

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Proteins

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AA; muscle, hormones

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Amino acids

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Proteins that are polymers of molecules

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Chemical reaction

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A process of change to one set of chemicals

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Reactants

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Things that create a chemical reaction

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Products

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Elements or compounds produced by chemical reaction

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Activation energy

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Energy needed for a reaction

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Catalyst

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Substance speeds up the rate

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Enzymes

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Proteins act as biological catalyst

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Substrates

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reactants