The Big Picture Flashcards

Unit 1: Quiz 1

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What does AMOCTOBOPCEBBS stand for:

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Adams
Molecules
Organelle
Cell
Tissue
Organs
Body systems
Organism
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Biome
Biosphere
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What is the definition of Adams?

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Building blocks of matter.

Protons, Neutrons, Electrons

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What is the definition of Molecule?

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2 or more Atoms chemically bonded.

H2O, CO2

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What is the definition of Organelles?

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Functioning unit within a cell.

Golgi-Body, Mitochondrion

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What is the definition of Cells?

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Smallest unit of life.

Bacteria

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What is the definition of Tissue?

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Group of cells working together for a common function.

Connective Tissue

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What is the definition of Organs?

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Functioning unit within a multicellular organism.

Brain, Heart, Pancreas

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What is the definition of Body-System?

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Groups of Organs working together.

Digestive, Circulatory, Respiratory

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What is the definition of Organism?

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Multicellular living thing.

Human, Tree, Dog

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What is the definition of population?

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Number of individuals of the same species in a given place at a given time.

(London)

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What is the definition of Community?

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Different populations in an area.

Victory Park: Squirrels, Trees, People

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What is the definition of Ecosystem?

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Biotic and Abiotic factors in area.

Room 134: Snakes, Oxygen

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What is the definition of Biome?

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Geographic area with characteristics of Biotic and Abiotic.

Rain forest, Tundra, Arctic

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What is the definition of Biosphere?

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Anywhere on Earth that supports life.

Canada

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What is the definition of Anabolic?

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The construction of a complex substances from simpler ones.

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What is the definition of Catabolic?

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The break down of complex substances into simpler ones.

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What is the definition of Metabolic?

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Where energy is made available

18
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What does ATP stand for?

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Adenosine triphosphate

19
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Why is the process of photosynthesis and cellular respiration a cycle?

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Because the produces of one will become the reactants of the other and vice versa.