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GED 7: Science Technology and Society > General Concepts > Flashcards

General Concepts Flashcards

1
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Study of the atmosphere, atmospheric phenomena, and atmospheric effects on our weather

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Meteorology

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2
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Study of the origin of the universe

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Cosmology

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3
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Study on longer weather patterns

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Climatology

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4
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Solar eclipse can only happen when the moon is

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New (day)

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Lunar eclipse can only happen when the moon is

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Full (night)

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6
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Nearly straight-line configuration of three celestial bodies in a gravitational system

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Syzygy

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7
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Layer of atmosphere where ozone layer is located

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Stratosphere

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8
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Coldest layer where meteors melt

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Mesosphere

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9
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Layer of atmosphere where radio waves are found

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Ionosphere

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10
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Watery fluid portion of blood (90% water) in which elements are suspended

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Plasma

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11
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Responsible for preventing bleeding

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Platelets

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12
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Responsible for taking nutrients and carrying waste from the cells

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Plasma

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13
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Carrier of oxygen

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Hemoglobin

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14
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Responsible for transporting CO2 in exhaling

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Red blood cells

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15
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Iron, nickel and cobalt

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Ferromagnetic

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16
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Aluminum

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Paramagnetic

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17
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Gold

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Diamagnetic

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18
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Device used to measure the blood pressure of a person

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Sphygmomanometer

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19
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Period mammals evolved

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Triassic

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20
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Score of hardest mineral in Mohs scale

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10

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21
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Softest mineral in Mohs Scale

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Talc

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22
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Lens of magnifying glass

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Convex lens

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23
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Gland for regulation of growth

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Thyroid glands

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24
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Dry ice is an example of what change of state of matter

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Sublimation

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25
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61 km/h or less

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Tropical Depression

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26
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Law that states ‘Heat flows from high to low’

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Thermodynamics

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27
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Joint responsible for bending arms and legs

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Hinges

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28
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Bending of light rays when entering a medium

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Refraction

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29
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Child born with thyroxin (hypothyroidism)

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Child will become mentally retarted

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30
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Partially molten layer of the Earth

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Asthenosphere

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31
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Breathing is controlled by what part of the brain

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Medulla Oblongata

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32
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Largest part of the brain

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Cerebellum

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33
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Controls many involuntary actions in the body

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Brain stem

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34
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Known as table sugar

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Sucrose

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35
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Genetic mutation from mother

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Hemophilia

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36
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Animal and plants belong in this taxonomy

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Kingdom

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37
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Five kingdoms

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Animals
Plants
Fungi
Bacteria
Protists

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38
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Taxonomy of human

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Kingdom - Animalia
Phylum - Chordata
Class - Mammalia
Order - Primates
Family - Hominidae
Genus - Homo
Species - Sapiens

39
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Possesses true nucleus in their cells

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Those that are multicellular or eukaryotic

40
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Female reproductive organ of plants or flowers, considered to have perfect flowers

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Pistil

41
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Male reproductive organ of plants or flowers, considered to have perfect flowers

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Stamen

42
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Seed-bearing vascular plants where the seed are enclosed within the fruits

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Angiosperms

43
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Seed-bearing vascular plants where the seed are exposed

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Gymnosperms

44
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Cassava

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Example of a Dicotyledon

45
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Sugarcane, Pineapple, Rice

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Example of a Monocotyledons (rich in fiber)

46
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Gives plants their green color

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Chlorophyll

47
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Growth regulator of plants (fruit ripening, stimulating the opening of flowers)

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Ethylene

48
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Absent in plant cells / plants

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Lysosome

49
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Perform the work of lysosomes in plants

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Cell walls and vacuoles

50
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Structure that surrounds the cell

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Membrane

51
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Cell structure that break down nutrient molecules and old cell parts

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Lysosomes

52
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Site of protein synthesis in the cell

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Ribosomes

53
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Digestive system of the animal cell

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Lysosomes

54
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Extra chromosome is also known as

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T21 or dawn syndrome

55
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Large areas characterized by their vegetation, soil, climate and wildlife

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Biomes

56
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Location that has the greatest biodiversity

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Forest
Dipterocarp
Corals

57
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Tall grasses

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Prairies

58
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Short grasses

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Steppe

59
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Treeless

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Tundras

60
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Hot, dry and scattered trees

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Savanna

61
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Causes bones to turn brittle and break easily

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Removal of Type 1 collagen

62
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Components of fungal cell wall

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Glucans, chitin and glycoproteins

63
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Reproduces through fragmentation

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Flat worms

64
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Cell bursts, cell swells

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Hypotonic

65
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Cell shrinks and shrivels, cell is dehydrated

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Hypertonic

66
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Safest solution

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Isotonic

67
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Stores water in a plant cell

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Vacuoles

68
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Place inside Earth’s crust where an earthquake originates

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Focus

69
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When an object has more protons (positive) than electrons (negative)

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Positive

70
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Coolest of all gasses

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Helium

71
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Hottest of all gasses

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Acetylene

72
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Most stable group in the periodic table (higher number of electrons, the more stable)

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Noble gases

73
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Protein shell of the virus

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Capsid

74
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Acellular (non-living)

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Virus

75
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Living organism thrives best in here

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Habitat

76
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2 waste products of the citric acid cycle

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Carbon dioxide and ATP

77
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Lowest form of learning from animals

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Conditioning

78
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Process that involves a sperm fusing with an ovum

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Fertilization

79
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Preferred source of direct energy of cells

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Carbohydrates

80
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Milk is an example of what

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Colloids

81
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Most abundant mineral in the body that aids in the blood-clotting process

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Calcium

82
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Organs which are no more functional compared to their ancestral form of trait

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Vestigial organs

83
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Human’s arm, a bat wing and a dolphin’s flipper classification

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Homologous structure

84
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Fish kill due to algal blooms

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Eutrophication

85
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Causes malaria

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Plasmodium Vivax

86
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When canopy and shrubs start to grow in a damaged area, it is called

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Secondary succession

87
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Philippine species known as Pithecophaga jefferyi

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Monkey - eating eagle

88
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Uses microorganism metabolism to clean up toxic wastes from oil spill

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Bioremediation

89
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Scurvy is a disease caused by a vitamin deficiency

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Vitamin C

90
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Feeds on decaying matters, decomposers

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Yeast

91
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Cleanest type of energy

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Nuclear

92
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Dirtiest type of energy

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Fossil

93
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Earth is the center of the universe

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Claudius Ptolemy

94
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Sun is the center of the universe

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Nicolaus Copernicus

GED 7: Science Technology and Society (9 decks)

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