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SCIENCE MAJOR Flashcards

1
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Study of the atmosphere and factors affecting it.

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METEOROLOGY

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2
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Study of structures and forms of organisms

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Morphology

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3
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Small pox

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Edward Jenner

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4
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Primary source of energy/Quick energy

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Carbohydrates (Glucose)

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5
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Crucial for brain function

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Glucose

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6
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Growth, repair, maintenance

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Proteins

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7
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Concentrated source of energy, long term energy

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Fats

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8
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How humans utilize sun’s energy

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Solar Panels

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9
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Coal, oil, natural gas

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Fossil Fuel

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10
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Most reliable form of energy, cleanest

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Nuclear Energy

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11
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Absorbs light energy blue and red regions of the electromagnetic spectrum

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Chlorophyll

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12
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Lab apparatus named after a german chemist that can hold solutions

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Erlenmeyer flask

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13
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GPS means

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Global positioning system

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14
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Test which there are three or more independent variables/samples/groups

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ANOVA

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15
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Father of Modern Microbiology

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Louis Pasteur

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16
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Father of Modern Genetics
Inheritance of traits in pea plants

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Gregor Mendel

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17
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Pioneer of Microscopy
First to observed animacules

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Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

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18
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Father of Ecology

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Alexander Von Humboldt

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19
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Termed Ecology

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Haekel

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20
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Curving of the path of objects or fluids due to earth rotation, deflection north south

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Coriolis Effect

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21
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Nobel Prize on Metal ligand binding

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Alfred Werner

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22
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Law for elastic materials
Micrographia
Discovered and coined the word cell

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Robert Hooke

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23
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Discover covalent bond and concept of electron pairs

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Gilbert Newton Lewis

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24
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Coined alpha helix and beta sheet

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Linus Pauling

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25
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Break down fat molecules in milk into smaller particles, creating a uniform consistency in a dairy products like milk and ice cream

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Homogenization

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26
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Unit of heredity

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Gene

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27
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Result of polymerization of smaller compounds

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Macromolecules

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28
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Budding, Fragmentation, fission and regeneration are examples of

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Asexual Reproduction

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29
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Single cell splits to form identical daughter cells

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Binary Fission in Bacteria

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30
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Breaking a parent body into smaller groups

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Fragmentation in Hydra

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31
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Replacing damaged or missing cells,tissues, organs of the whole body

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Regeneration in Starfish

32
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New organism develops from an OUTGROWTH

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Budding in Hydra

33
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New plant grows from a fragment of its parent

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Vegetative Propagation in Plants

34
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Organism produce single celled diploid spores that grow into adults

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Sporulation

35
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Development of a female gamete without fertilization, commonly reptiles

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Parthenogenesis

36
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Asexual formulation of seeds from ovules without meiosis and fertilization

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Apomixis in plants

37
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Chemical process Use water to breakdown polymers into monomers

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Hydrolysis

38
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Process of joining smaller molecules or monomers together to form larger molecule or polymer opposite of hydrolysis

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Polymerization

39
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Dehydration synthesis
two molecules are joined with the loss of water molecule

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Condensation

40
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The very centre of black hole where matter has collapsed in a region of infinite density

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Singularity

41
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Chemical bonding, metal plus non metal, resulting in the transfer of electrons

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Ionic Bonding

42
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Non metal plus non metal, share electrons

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Covalent bond

43
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Positive metal ions attract conducting electrons

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Metallic bond

44
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4 biomolecules

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Lipids, Nucleic Acid, Carbohydrates, Proteins

45
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Biomolecule

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Nucleic Acid

2 components of Nucleic Acid
DNA -double helix
RNA- single helix

46
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Cellular respiration where energy is produced in the form of atp

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Mitochondria

47
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Central organelle that contains the generic material DNA
Control center

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Nucleus

48
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Emission of electrons when exposed to light or other electromagnetic radiation

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Photoelectric Effect

49
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CBC is to blood chemistry test, Covid 19 is to what test

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RTPCR
REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION

50
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Cause of Earth’s Albedo

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Particulates

51
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Reaction between sodium chloride to form salt/ acid and base to form a salt and water

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Neutralization

52
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Variola virus

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Small pox

53
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Different ancestor, analogous structures

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Convergent Evolution

54
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Common ancestor, homologous structure

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Divergent Evolution

55
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Represents a chemical reaction using sign and symbols

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Molecular Equation

56
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Anthrax and tuberculosis

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Robert Koch

57
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Germ theory of disease

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Robert Koch

58
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Medications used to treat infections caused by parasitic worms (helminths)

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Anthelmintic

59
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Most common active galaxy

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Seyfert

First identified by astronomer Carl Seyfert

60
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Most luminous type of active galaxy

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Quasars

61
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Produce light across the electromagnetic spectrum

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Blazars

62
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Polonium and radium

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Curie

63
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Father of Antibiotics
Penicillin

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Flemming

64
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Bending pf light

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Refraction

65
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Bouncing of light

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Reflection

66
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Simplest and most abundant element in the universe

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Hydrogen

67
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Author of the book, On the Origin of Species

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CHARLES DARWIN

68
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Abundant element in Atmosphere

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Nitrogen

69
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The weakest bond

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Hydrogen bond

70
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Modern Atomic Theory

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John Dalton

71
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When a wave encounters a SLIT

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Diffracted

72
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Study of an organism’s entire genome, including genes and functions

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Genomics

73
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Agent that causes genetic mutation

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Mutagen

74
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Change in DNA sequence of a gene or chromosome

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Mutation

75
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Linear pathway, voltage divides, current constant, less reliable

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Series

76
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Linear pathway, voltage divides, current constant, less reliable

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Series

77
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Multiple pathways, voltage constant, current divides, most reliable, residential wiring

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Parallel Circuit

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