Deck for biology

Question 0

What is science?

Answer 0

Not a search for the truth, but trying to learn about the world

Question 1

What is an independent variable?

Answer 1

The variable that I change, the one that can be manipulated.

For example, the different foods in a food lab.

Question 2

What is abiogenesis?

Answer 2

Living things can arise from non-living things.

A theory that was proven to be incorrect.

Question 3

Control variable

Answer 3

Variable that can NOT be changed.

For example, in food lab the Benedict’s solution.

Question 4

What is a dependent variable?

Answer 4

The responding variable. Variable that responds to the independent variable.

For example in the food lab, it is the table and results.

Question 5

What is a control group?

Answer 5

Baseline data. Measurements at the beginning.

For example, the beginning weight of all the contestants on The Biggest Loser.

Question 6

What is biology?

Answer 6

The study of life.

Question 7

What is a hypothesis?

Answer 7

An educated guess.

Question 8

What is KHDMDCM?

Answer 8

K : kilo-
H : hecto-
D:  deka-
M : meter-
D:  deci-
C:  centi-
M : milli-

Question 9

What is the unit for measuring length?

Answer 9

Meter

Question 10

What is the unit for measuring volume?

Answer 10

Liter

Question 11

What is the unit for measuring mass?

Answer 11

Gram

Question 12

What is the scale used to measure temperature?

Answer 12

Celsius. Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. It freezes at 0 degrees.

Question 13

What are the characteristics of living things?

Answer 13

All have DNA

All grow or develop

All reproduce
All use energy or have a metabolism
All evolve or adapt to change (change to better fit their environment)
They respond to a stimuli
The maintain constant internal conditions

Question 14

What is metabolism?

Answer 14

Energy use a living thing.

Question 15

Biology

Answer 15

Study of life.

Question 16

A- or an-

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Not or non

Question 17

Meso-

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Middle

Question 18

Endo-

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Inside

Question 19

Aero-

Answer 19

Needing oxygen or air

Question 20

Anti-

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Against

Question 21

Arth-

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Joint or jointed

Question 22

Auto-

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Self

Question 23

Bio-

Answer 23

Related to life

Question 24

Chloro-

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Green

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Cyto-

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Cell

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Di-

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Double

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Mono-

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Singular or one

Question 28

Geo-

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Pertaining to the Earth

Question 29

Epi-

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Above

Question 30

Exo-

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Outer, external

Question 31

Gastro-

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Stomach

Question 32

Hemo-

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Blood

Question 33

Hetero-

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Different

Question 34

Homo-

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Same

Question 35

Macro-

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Large

Question 36

Micro-

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Small

Question 37

Multi-

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Consisting of many units

Question 38

Photo-

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Pertaining to light

Question 39

Pre-

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Before

Question 40

Lipo-

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Pertaining to fat

Question 41

Poly-

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Many

Question 42

-Cyst

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Pouch

Question 43

-Derm

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Skin layer

Question 44

-Saccharides

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Sugar

Question 45

-Itis

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Inflammation

Question 46

-Logy

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Study of

Question 47

-Meter

Answer 47

Measurement

Question 48

-Osis

Answer 48

Condition

Question 49

-Phase

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Stage

Question 50

-Pod

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Foot

Question 51

-Stasis

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Stationary condition

Question 52

-Lisis

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Break

Question 53

-Synthesis

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To build or make

Question 54

Biosphere

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The layer on planet earth where life exist

Question 55

Atom

Answer 55

Makes ups all matter

Question 56

Molecule

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2 or more atoms join chemicly

Question 57

Macromolecule

Answer 57

Very large molecule

Question 58

Organelle

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Subunit within a cell with a specific function

Question 59

Cell

Answer 59

The basic unit of all living things

Question 60

Tissue

Answer 60

Any of the distinct types of materials which plants or animals are made

Question 61

Organs

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A part of an organism that's self contained and has a function

Question 62

Organ system

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A group of organs that work together to perform 1 or more functions

Question 63

Organism

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Individual animal, plant, or single called life form

Question 64

Population

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A group of same species that life in the same geographical area

Question 65

Community

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An interacting group of varied species in a common location

Question 66

Ecosystem

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A community of living organisms in conjunction with no living components of their environment

Question 67

Biome

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A large community of plants and animals that occupies a distinct region

Question 68

Nucleus fxn

Answer 68

Isolates DNA from cytoplasm, not found in prokaryotics

Question 69

Cromotin fxn

Answer 69

Controls all activities of the cell by turning genres on or off

Question 70

Nuclear envelope fxn

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Control passage of materials into and out on nucleus

Question 71

Cell membrane fxn

Answer 71

Controls the passage of materials into and out of the cell; communicated with dame eat cells

Question 72

Nucleolus fxn

Answer 72

Site of ribosome assembly

Question 73

Cell wall fxn

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Support and protects the cell, deter men's the cell shape

Question 74

Cytoplasm fxn

Answer 74

Contains enzymes carry out basic metabolism

Question 75

Mitochondria fxn

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Carries out cellular respiration to make ATP for the cell

Question 76

Chloroplast fxn

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Carries out photosynthesis to make carbohydrates for the cell

Question 77

Golgi fxn

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Modifies proteins by adding carbohydrates and or lipids sorts packages and send proteins to final location within the cell

Question 78

Vacular fxn

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Stores water nutrition pigments ( in plants of waste)

Question 79

Rough ER fxn

Answer 79

Modifies proteins made by attached ribosomes adding carbohydrates and or lipids

Question 80

Smooth ER fxn

Answer 80

Makes new lipids and membranes for the cell