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23 Chromosome Pairs

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Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes in each cell.

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46 Chromosomes

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The number of chromosomes in a typical human cell.

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Ammonia

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A compound; NH3

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Animal Kingdom

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Organisms are multi-cellular; have tissues (specialized cells); nucleus in each cell; heterotrophic

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Atom

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The smallest part of an element that is still the element; made of protons, neutrons, electrons

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Beaker

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A glassware used for holding liquids, not for accurate measurements.

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Boiling Point

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The temperature at which a substance will go from a liquid to a gas; the amount of the substance present does not change the boiling point.

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Carbon Dioxide

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Made by cell respiration; used by photosynthesis; greenhouse gas; a compound, CO2

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Cell Membrane

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The border between cell and outside environment; controls what enters and leaves all cells; inside the cell wall if cell wall is present.

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Cell Wall

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The outer layer of plant cell; provides protection and support.

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Cell

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The smallest building block of life; all organisms are composed of cells.

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Chemical Change

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A new substance is made because chemical bonds are made or broken.

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Chloroplast

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Green; found in plants cells; turns sunlight, water, carbon dioxide into sugar (glucose), and oxygen (photosynthesis).

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Chromosome

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A long piece of DNA containing many genes; humans have 48 in a typical cell

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Cilia

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Short hair-like projections on a cell used for movement; paramecium have cilia

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Circulatory System

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The heart, blood, blood vessels; carries oxygen and resources to the body

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Closed System

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This system traps matter from within; mass stays the same in a closed system due to the Law of Conservation of Mass.

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Common Ancestor

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Species that other organisms have evolved from; species trace their lineage back to a common ancestor.

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Compound

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Pure substance where all of the molecules are the same, made up of more than one types of element chemically bonded together.

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Conduction

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Heat transfer through materials coming into direct contact with each other.

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Constant speed

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When something does not change how far it goes every second; straight diagonal line on a graph

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Contour lines

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Markings on a map that show elevation

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Convection Currents

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In liquid, gas, or amorphous solid; heated material becomes less dense and rises; cooled material becomes less dense and sinks; creates winds and plate tectonics.

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Crust

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The thinnest layer of Earth; made of solid rock.

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Cytoplasm
The cell filling; other organelles found here.
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Decomposers
Break down materials in food chain; e.i. bacteria, fungi
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Density
Mass / volume; measures how much mass fits into a given space.
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Digestive system
Breaks down food into smaller pieces; absorbs nutrients.
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Dominant allele
Version of a gene that codes for a trait that will show up if allele is present.
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E. coil
Example of bacteria (unicellular, no nuclei)
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Earth's Axis
An imaginary line around which Earth spins; results in direct and indirect sunlight on the Earth, determines seasons
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Earthquake
Shacking of the crust case by Earth's tectonics plates shifting quickly.
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Ecosystem
A web of relations between consumers, producers, and decomposers.
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Elastic Potential Energy
Stored energy in an object that stretches or bends; E.i. bow, spring, rubber band
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Element
A pure substances where all the atoms are the same
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Erosion and Weathering
Rocks break down due to wind, rain, glaciers; create sediments.
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Evolution
Species change slowly over time, from generation to generation through natural selection.
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Flagella
Long hair-like structures on a cell used for movement; Ex. euglena, sperm cells
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Fungi Kingdom
Organism are unicellular or multicellular; have cell walls; have nuclei; are decomposers.
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Galaxy
A collection of stars and solar systems held together by gravity; many of these in the universe
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Gas
State of matter where particles move freely and can spread out; volume and shape can change.
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Gene
A section of DNA on a chromosome that instructs the cell to make a protein
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Glacial Erratic
Round boulder moved by a glacier and left behind.
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Glacial Moraine
Rock and gravel left behind by glacier. E.i. Cape Code
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Glossopteris
Fossil plant; found in many continents proving continental drift to Alfred Wegener
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Glucose
Sugar; made by photosynthesis; a compound
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Graduated Cylinder
A thin tube used for accurately measuring the volume of liquids; measures to top of meniscus
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Gravitational Potential Energy
Stored energy in an object based on its mass, height, and the gravitational pull acting on it
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Gravity
The attraction of all matter to other matter; pulls towards the center of the Earth; larger object's mass, the more gravity it has.
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Heat
A form of energy; temperature changes occur because heat is taken away or added.
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Homologous structures
similar bone or body structures that show similar decent from a common ancestor.
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Hydrogen
lightest element; 2 of them in H2O; smallest amount you can have is an atom
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Igneous Rock
Rock that formed from cooling lava or magma.
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Inner Core
Innermost layer of the Earth; made of metals; solid; most dense.
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Kettle Ponds
sandy, round ponds created by glaciers pressing into sand
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Kinetic energy
The energy of an object in motion; fast speed or high mass give an object a large kinetic energy.
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Kingdom Monera
Large group of organisms, including bacteria; no nuclei in cells, all unicellular.
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Land-Sea Breeze
Patterns of wind based on convection currents caused by the difference in heating/cooling of land and water
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Liquid
A state of matter where particles can move freely; constant volume but no constant shape.
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Lunar eclipse
When the moon is not visible do to the Earth being in-between the moon and the Sun.
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Mantle
Layer of earth, under crust; convects
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Mass
the amount of material in an object; measured by triple-beam balance; remains the same regardless of gravity; NOT THE SAME AS WEIGHT.
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Melting Point
the point at which a solid turns into a liquid; the amount of the substance present does not change the melting point.
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Meniscus
Curved bottom of a liquid in graduated cylinder; measure the volume of liquid to the bottom of the meniscus.
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Metamorphic Rock
Rock that has changed due to heat or pressure.
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Meter stick
measures distance; metric system
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Mitochondria
Turns sugar into energy for cell; does cellular respiration
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Mitosis
Divides the cell's DNA and creates two new cells with DNA identical to the first cell.
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Mixture
Made of two or more substances not bonded together; NaCl, H2O, O2.
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Moon
Orbits planet because of gravity
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Mountain
Made by two continents colliding or an ocean plate subducting under a continental plate.
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Multi-Cellular
Composed of more than one cell; (e.i. all plants, animals, some fungus, a few protists)
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Natural Selection
Process through which the environment selects the best traits to be passed to the next generation; leads to evolution.
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Nervous System
Brain, nerves, spinal cord; processes information and send signals around the body.
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Nucleus
Holds DNA in cell; bacteria do not have one
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Open System
Allows material to escape during an experiment; will not show the Law of Conservation of Mass
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Organ
Made of tissues; does a specific job for the body; makes up organ systems; E.i. stomach
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Outer Core
Layer of earth, made of liquid metal
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Pangaea
Supercontinent proposed by Alfred Wegener
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Phase Change
When matter moves from one state to another due to change in heat energy; e.i. solid > liquid
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Photosynthesis
Done by chloroplast in plants; some bacteria and some protists; creates sugar and oxygen.
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Physical Change
Atoms and molecules are rearranged, no bonds are changed- nothing new is created
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Planet
Solid or gaseous satellite that orbits a star
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Plant Kingdom
Organisms that do photosynthesis, have a cell wall, are multi-cellular with tissues
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Plate Boundary
The edge of a tectonic plates where earthquakes and volcanoes occur most often.
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Primary Consumer
Eats the producer in a food chain; E.i. mouse eats a plant
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Producers
Make the energy (they make their own food through photosynthesis) for an ecosystem; eaten by consumer; E.i. plants
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Protist Kingdom
uni- or multi-cellular organisms; their cells have nuclei ; autotrophic or heterotrophic
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Pseudopod
"Fake foot"; used for movement and feeding in amoeba (a protist)
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Pure substance
all of the atoms OR all of the molecules are the same; can be an element or a compound; the opposite of an mixture
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Radiation
Method of heat transfer where the objects do not need to be in direct contact; lights heats by radiation.
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Recessive Allele
A version of a gene that "hides" when the dominant allele is present.
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Respiration
The process by which cells make energy from sugar in the mitochondria; produces carbon dioxide.
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Respiratory System
Lungs, mouth, nose; exchanges gases with environment; oxygen in, carbon dioxide out
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Ring of Fire
The area around the Pacific ocean that follows the boundaries of many plates; there are many earthquakes and volcanoes due to plate tectonics
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Seasons
Created by the uneven heating of Earth (direct versus indirect light) due to the tilt of the Earth on its axis; NOT related to how close the Earth is to the sun.
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Secondary Consumer
Eats the primary consumer in an ecosystem (E.i. hawks eats a mouse)
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Sedimentary Rock
Created by smaller particles cemented together; E.i. sandstone, limestone, shale
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Sediments
Small pieces of rock (sand); created by erosion; compacted together to become sedimentary rock
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Sodium Chloride
A compound; table salt; one atom of sodium and one atom chlorine bonded; NaCl
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Solar Eclipse
When the moon moves between the Earth and the Sun so that you cannot see the Sun
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Solar System
Consists of one or more stars at its center; planets orbit the star
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Solid
State of matter where the particles cannot move freely; definite volume and shape.
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Speed
How fast an object is going; s= d/t
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Star
Ball of gas; center of solar system
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The Law of Conservation of Energy
Energy cannot be created nor destroyed, only transformed from one type to another.
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The Law of Conservation of Mass
Mass cannot be created nor destroyed; demonstrated best by experiments done in a closed system.
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Thermal Energy
The energy that changes when heat enters or leaves a system.
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Tides
The cyclic rise and fall of sea levels due to the gravity of the moon and the sun.
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Tissue
A group of specialized cells with special jobs in a multi- cellular organism.
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Triple Beam Balance
Measures mass (NOT WEIGHT) of an object.
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Uni-cellular
Organism is made up of only one cell; E.i. Amoeba, paramecium, bacteria, yeast.
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Universe
These are many galaxies in a universe
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Vacuole
Stories materials for cells
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Velocity
Speed in a specific direction; NOT EXACTLY THE SAME AS SPEED
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Volcano
Created by moving plates; magma leaves the crust for Earth's surface, becoming lava.
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Volume
The amount of space an object takes up; v= l * w * h
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Weight
A measure of the downward force created by gravity and the mass of an object; NOT THE SAME AS MASS
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Yeast
Single-celled fungi; used to make carbon dioxide in baking.

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