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Science Vocab Flashcards

1
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The proposed scientific explanation for a set of observations

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Hypothesis

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2
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Ideas that have been supported over time

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Theory

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Observed factor that may change in response to the other variable (outcome)

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Dependent Variable

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4
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The factor that is purposely changed in an experiment

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Independent Variable

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A group of subjects, closely resembling the experiment group but not receiving the factor under study, which serves as a comparison to the experimental group

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Control Group

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6
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A group of subjects which receive the factor under study

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Experimental Group

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7
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The smallest unit of an organism that can be considered to be alive

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Cell

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8
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Any physical or chemical input that is sensed

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Stimulus

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9
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The process by which organisms keep their internal body conditions fairly constant to survive

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Homeostasis

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10
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A change in a kind of organism of time

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Evolution

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11
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The basic unit of matter

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Atom

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12
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The positively charged particle found in the nucleus of an atom

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Proton

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13
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The negatively charged particle found outside the nucleus of an atom

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Electron

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14
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A pure substance that consists entirely of one type of atom

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Element

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15
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A group of atoms bonded together forming the smallest fundamental unit of different chemical substances

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Molecule

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16
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Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons

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Isotopes

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17
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An attraction between two or more atoms resulting in the formation of different chemical substances

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Chemical Bonding

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18
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Changes in chemical substances involving bond breaking and/or bond forming resulting in different chemical substances

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Chemical Reaction

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19
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A positively or negatively charged atom

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Ion

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20
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The particle with no charged particle found in the nucleus of an atom

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Neutron

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21
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Formed when one or more electrons are transferred form one atom to another

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Ionic Bond

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22
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Forms when electrons are shared between atoms

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Covalent Bond

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23
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The electrons in the outer shell or energy level that are available for bonding

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Valence Electrons

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24
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The measure of acidity or alkalinity of a solution

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pH

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25
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A substance that dissolves in water to release a hydrogen ion (H+)

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Acid

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26
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A substance that dissolves in water to release a hydroxide ion (OH-)

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Base

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27
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The nucleic acid that contains all genetic information for a cell

28
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The shape of DNA that resembles a spiral staircase or a twisted ladder

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Double Helix

29
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The building block of living organisms that passes genetic information from one generation to the next

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Nucleic Acid

30
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A monomer of nucleic acid; consisting of sugar, phosphate, and a nitrogen base

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Nucleotide

31
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The molecule that is the major source of energy for an organism

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Carbohydrates

32
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The monomer of carbohydrates

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Glucose (sugar)

33
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The molecule needed for growth and repair

34
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The monomer of protein

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Amino Acid

35
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A protein that speeds up biological reactions

36
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A set of chemical reactions in the cells of living organisms to sustain life

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Metabolism

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The molecule that stores the energy and is the main structure of cell membranes

38
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The substance in which the solute is dissolved in a solution

39
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The substance that is dissolved in a solution

40
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A cell that contains a nucleus

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Eukaryotic

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A cell that does not contain a nucleus

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Prokaryotic

42
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Subcellular structures (cell parts)

43
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A cell organelle that makes protein

44
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A cell organelle that converts food into cell energy

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Mitochondria

45
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Cell structure that controls what enters and leaves the cell

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Cell Membrane

46
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A property of biological membranes that allows some substances to pass across, while others cannot

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Selectively Permeable

47
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Cell structure found outside the cell membrane in plants, algae, fungi, and some bacteria that provides support and protection

48
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The organelle found in some organisms that carries out photosynthesis

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Chloroplast

49
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The fluid portion of a cell’s interior

50
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The organelle that controls the cell by producing proteins and contains all genetic material

51
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The organelle that is used to store materials

52
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The movement of materials into, out of, or within of a cell

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Cellular Transport

53
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Type of cell transport that does not require energy (e.g Diffusion and Osmosis)

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Passive Transport

54
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The movement of particles move from an higher concentration to an area of lower concentration through a selectively permeable membrane

55
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The diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane

56
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Type of cell transport that does not require energy

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Active Transport

57
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The process that releases energy by breaking down glucose in the presence of oxygen

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Cellular Respiration

58
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The process by which plants and some organisms use light energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and glucose

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Photosynthesis

59
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The process of making proteins

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Protein Synthesis

60
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The process by which a cell divides into two new daughter cells

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Cell Division

61
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The process by which the nucleus is divided into two identical nuclei

62
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The scientific study of heredity

63
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The tendency of individual genetic characteristics in a population to differ from one another

64
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The chemical factor that determines a trait

65
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Any change in DNA

66
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The alternate forms of a gene

Biology Vocab 2016 (2 decks)

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