Septiembre 7 Flashcards

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The variety of life , generally increases from Earth’s poles to the equator

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Biodiversity

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Is a particular type of living things that can reproduce by interbreeding among themselves

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Species

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3
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The form of energy used by all living things , from bacteria to ferrets to ferns

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Chemical energy

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4
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All the chemical processes that build up or break down materials

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Metabolism

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5
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The genetic material is a molecule called deoxyribonucleic acid

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DNA

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6
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Is the scientific study of all forms of life , or all types of organisms

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Biology

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7
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Is any individual living thing

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Organism

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8
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Is the basic unit of life

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Cell

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9
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Is an organized group of related parts that interact to form a whole

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System

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Is a physical enviroment with different species that interact with one another and with nonliving things

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Ecosystem

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Is the maintenance of constant internal conditions in an organism

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Homeostasis

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Is the change in living things over time; a change in the genetic makeup of a subgroup , or population, of a species

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Evolution

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An inheretid trait that gives an advantage to individual organisms and is passed on to future generations

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Adaptation

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Includes using our senses to study the world , but it may also involved other tools

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Observations

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15
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Observations can also be recorded as …… That can be analyzed

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Data

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16
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Which are the 2 types of data?

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Qualitative data

Quantitative data

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Is a proposed answer for a scientific question , it must be specific and testable

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Hypothesis

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Scientists study the factors called independent variables and dependent variables to find cause and effect relationships

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Experiments

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Is a condition that is manipulated or changed by a scientist

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Independent variable

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Are observed and measured during an experiment; they are the experimental data

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Dependent variable

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The conditions that do not change during an experiment

22
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Is a proposed explanation for a wide range of observations and experimental results that is supported by a wide range of evidence

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Are descriptions of a phenomenon that can include sights , sounds and smells. This type of data is often useful to report what happens but not how it happens

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Qualitative data

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Are characteristics that can be measured or counted , such as mass , volume , and temperature , anything that is express with a number

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Quantitative

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Is the smallest basic unit of matter.
Atom
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Which are the 3 types of smaller particles
Protons , neutrons , and electrons
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Which ones form the dense center of an atom: the atomic nucleus
Protons and neutrons
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Is one particular type of atom , and it cannot be broken down into a simpler substance by ordinary chemical means , it can refer to a group of atoms of the same type
Element
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Is a substance made of atoms of different elements bonded together in a certain ratio , includes water and carbon dioxide
Compound
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Is an atom that has gained or lost one or more electrons
Ion
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Forms through the electrical force between oppositely charged ions
Ionin bond
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Forms when atoms share a pair of electrons , they are generally very strong , and depending on how many electrons an atom has
Covalent bond
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Is 2 or more atoms held together by covalent bond
Molecule
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All living things and all the places they are found on Earth make up the
Biosphere