Chapter 1-5 Vocabulary Words

Question 1

Define Biology

Answer 1

Biology is the scientific study of life!

Question 2

Emergent Properties? What are they?

Answer 2

Properties that exist due to many different components working together.

Question 3

Science? What may Science be?

Answer 3

Science is a way of knowing the natural world.

Question 4

Independent Variable

Answer 4

It’s alone so therefore its a single variable and is the cause.

Question 5

Dependent Variable

Answer 5

Dependent variable is the effect and its value depends on changes in the independent variable.

Question 6

Controlled Experiment

Answer 6

It is in control and constant.

Question 7

Observational Study

Answer 7

data collected by observing effects from the independent variable without being manipulated/controlled.

Question 8

What is the Null Hypothesis?

Answer 8

A Null Hypothesis is a form, of hypothesis that is deemed “true” until proven wrong based on experimental data.
Ex: pizza from jimmyz usually comes with 20 oz of cheese on every single one that is sold. Jimmy (the owner) is afraid that the new guy isn’t putting the right ounces of cheese and perhaps more or less; messing with the on hand of cheese.

Question 9

What is the Alternative Hypothesis?

Answer 9

The other answer to your research question.

Question 10

What is an Atom

Answer 10

smallest unit! single element! consisting of protons, neutrons, and electrons

Question 11

Element

Answer 11

Basic chemicals that cannot be changed or broken down into other substances.

Question 12

Compound

Answer 12

consists of two or more elements, joined by a chemical bond.

Question 13

Isotope

Answer 13

Atoms with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons.

Question 14

Electron Shell

Answer 14

The electrons orbit around the nucleus of the atom.

Question 15

Valence Shell

Answer 15

The outer shell of the atom

Question 16

Polarity

Answer 16

A structure having an uneven distribution of electron density.

Question 17

Surface Tension

Answer 17

a measure of how difficult it is to break the surface of a liquid.

Question 18

Cohesion

Answer 18

Water sticking to water

Question 19

Adhesion

Answer 19

two molecules to stick together is adhesion

Question 20

Specific Heat

Answer 20

Amount needed to increase or decrease temperatures.

Question 21

Solution

Answer 21

a homogeneous mixture of solvent and solute molecules

Question 22

Monomer

Answer 22

The individual links are the monomers and build.

Question 23

Polymer

Answer 23

large molecules made by bonding (chemical linking) a series of building blocks.

Question 24

Hydrolysis

Answer 24

a chemical reaction or process in which a chemical compound reacts with water.

Question 25

Dehydration Synthesis

Answer 25

the creation of larger molecules from smaller monomrers where a water molecule is released.

Question 26

Macromolecule

Answer 26

a molecule with a large number of atoms

Question 27

Functional group

Answer 27

specific group of atoms or bonds within a compound.

Question 28

Organic Compound

Answer 28

Any of a large class of chemical compounds in which one or more carbon atoms are covalently bound to atoms of other elements.

Question 29

Hydrocarbon

Answer 29

an organic chemical compound that is composed exclusively of hydrogen and carbon atoms.

Question 30

Isomer

Answer 30

have similar molecular formulas but different structures.

Question 31

Plasma Membrane

Answer 31

cell membrane

Question 32

Prokaryote

Answer 32

organisms whose cells lack a nucleus and other organelles.

Question 33

Eukaryote

Answer 33

BRB, i got so sleepy ill do the rest tmr LOL

Question 34

Nucleus

Answer 34

the membrane-enclosed organelle within a cell that contains chromosomes.

Question 35

Golgi Apparatus

Answer 35

cell organelle that helps process and package proteins and lipid molecules.

Question 36

Mitochondria

Answer 36

membrane bound cell organelles that generate most of the chemical energy.

Question 37

Chloroplasts

Answer 37

The food producers of the cell.

Question 38

Cytoskeleton

Answer 38

helps cells maintain their shape; made of protein.

Question 39

Extracellular matrix

Answer 39

intricate network.

Question 40

Cell Wall

Answer 40

outer layer outside of cell membrane

Question 41

Diffusion

Answer 41

The process of movement of moleecules under a concentration gradient.

Question 42

Osmosis

Answer 42

Movement of water molecules through a membrane of high to low water.

Question 43

Active Transport

Answer 43

the movement of molecules against a concentration gradient.

Question 44

Facilitated Diffusion

Answer 44

The passive movement of molecules along the concentration gradient.

Question 45

Hypotonic

Answer 45

solution containing lower amount of solute.

Question 46

Hypertonic

Answer 46

higher concentration.

Question 47

Isotonic

Answer 47

No net flow of water into or out of the cell. Remaining Stable.