Science Flashcards
Name the process by which a cell engulfs a particle by wrapping extensions, forming a vesicle.
Answer: Phagocytosis
What is the chemical symbol for the element with atomic number 79?
Answer: Gold (Au)
In chemistry, what law states that the total pressure exerted by a mixture of gases is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of individual gases?
Answer: Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures
The process of converting glucose into energy in the presence of oxygen is known as what?
Answer: Cellular respiration
Which subatomic particle is shared in a covalent bond?
Answer: Electrons
The Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium is a principle in population genetics that describes the stability of what?
Answer: Allele frequencies in a population
In chemistry, what is the term for a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process?
Answer: Catalyst
Proton, Neutrons, and Electrons are the ___ that make up an atom.
Answer: Fundamental Particles
The Earth’s atmosphere is primarily composed of which two gases?
Answer: Nitrogen and oxygen
What is the name of the process in which a substance transitions directly from a solid to a gas phase, without passing through the intermediate liquid phase, under certain conditions of temperature and pressure?
Answer: Sublimation
