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Study of the atmosphere and factors affecting it.

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METEOROLOGY

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Study of structures and forms of organisms

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Morphology

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Small pox

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Edward Jenner

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Primary source of energy/Quick energy

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Carbohydrates (Glucose)

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Crucial for brain function

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Glucose

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Growth, repair, maintenance

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Proteins

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Concentrated source of energy, long term energy

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Fats

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How humans utilize sun’s energy

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Solar Panels

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Coal, oil, natural gas

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Fossil Fuel

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Most reliable form of energy, cleanest

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Nuclear Energy

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Absorbs light energy blue and red regions of the electromagnetic spectrum

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Chlorophyll

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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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GPS means

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Global positioning system

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

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ANOVA

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Father of Modern Microbiology

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Louis Pasteur

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Father of Modern Genetics
Inheritance of traits in pea plants

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Gregor Mendel

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Pioneer of Microscopy
First to observed animacules

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Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

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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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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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Nobel Prize on Metal ligand binding

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Alfred Werner

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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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Discover covalent bond and concept of electron pairs

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Gilbert Newton Lewis

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Coined alpha helix and beta sheet

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Linus Pauling

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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
Homogenization
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Unit of heredity
Gene
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Result of polymerization of smaller compounds
Macromolecules
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Budding, Fragmentation, fission and regeneration are examples of
Asexual Reproduction
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Single cell splits to form identical daughter cells
Binary Fission in Bacteria
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Breaking a parent body into smaller groups
Fragmentation in Hydra
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Replacing damaged or missing cells,tissues, organs of the whole body
Regeneration in Starfish
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New organism develops from an OUTGROWTH
Budding in Hydra
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New plant grows from a fragment of its parent
Vegetative Propagation in Plants
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Organism produce single celled diploid spores that grow into adults
Sporulation
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Development of a female gamete without fertilization, commonly reptiles
Parthenogenesis
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Asexual formulation of seeds from ovules without meiosis and fertilization
Apomixis in plants
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Chemical process Use water to breakdown polymers into monomers
Hydrolysis
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Process of joining smaller molecules or monomers together to form larger molecule or polymer opposite of hydrolysis
Polymerization
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Dehydration synthesis two molecules are joined with the loss of water molecule
Condensation
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The very centre of black hole where matter has collapsed in a region of infinite density
Singularity
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Chemical bonding, metal plus non metal, resulting in the transfer of electrons
Ionic Bonding
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Non metal plus non metal, share electrons
Covalent bond
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Positive metal ions attract conducting electrons
Metallic bond
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4 biomolecules
Lipids, Nucleic Acid, Carbohydrates, Proteins
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Biomolecule
Nucleic Acid 2 components of Nucleic Acid DNA -double helix RNA- single helix
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Cellular respiration where energy is produced in the form of atp
Mitochondria
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Central organelle that contains the generic material DNA Control center
Nucleus
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Emission of electrons when exposed to light or other electromagnetic radiation
Photoelectric Effect
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CBC is to blood chemistry test, Covid 19 is to what test
RTPCR REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION
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Cause of Earth’s Albedo
Particulates
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Reaction between sodium chloride to form salt/ acid and base to form a salt and water
Neutralization
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Variola virus
Small pox
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Different ancestor, analogous structures
Convergent Evolution
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Common ancestor, homologous structure
Divergent Evolution
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Represents a chemical reaction using sign and symbols
Molecular Equation
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Anthrax and tuberculosis
Robert Koch
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Germ theory of disease
Robert Koch
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Medications used to treat infections caused by parasitic worms (helminths)
Anthelmintic
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Most common active galaxy
Seyfert First identified by astronomer Carl Seyfert
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Most luminous type of active galaxy
Quasars
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Produce light across the electromagnetic spectrum
Blazars
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Polonium and radium
Curie
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Father of Antibiotics Penicillin
Flemming
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Bending pf light
Refraction
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Bouncing of light
Reflection
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Simplest and most abundant element in the universe
Hydrogen
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Author of the book, On the Origin of Species
CHARLES DARWIN
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Abundant element in Atmosphere
Nitrogen
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The weakest bond
Hydrogen bond
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Modern Atomic Theory
John Dalton
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When a wave encounters a SLIT
Diffracted
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Study of an organism’s entire genome, including genes and functions
Genomics
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Agent that causes genetic mutation
Mutagen
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Change in DNA sequence of a gene or chromosome
Mutation
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Linear pathway, voltage divides, current constant, less reliable
Series
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Linear pathway, voltage divides, current constant, less reliable
Series
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Multiple pathways, voltage constant, current divides, most reliable, residential wiring
Parallel Circuit

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