Chapter 1-3 Flashcards
What is Science
A way of seeking principles in an organized way
Electrical attraction between atoms that lose and gain electrons completely
Ionic
Bonds formed when atoms share a pair of valence electrons
Covalent bonds
Atoms between hydrogen atoms in a molecule weak temporary serving bridge
Hydrogen
Large molecule consisting of many similar building blocks
Polymer
What makes a plant a plant?
Photosynthesis, Sessile , use of chlorophyll
Photosynthesis
Process by which solar energy is transferred to chemical production of simple sugars from carbon dioxide and water in the presence of light
Where majority of growth happens
Buds
The part of the plant that is above ground where photosynthesis occurs
Shoot
Storage for the plant such as storing nutrients and is below the ground
Root
Has the ability to become any part of the plant
Meristem
Asexual Reproduction
Identical genetic information from parents
Meristem can become a full plant
Sexual
Flowers are special reproductive structures
True or false
Science does have proofs and final answers
False science is forever changing and does not have proofs