Unit 1 (Classification of science) Flashcards
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Chemistry
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- study of matter
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Physics
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- study of matter + energy
3
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Biology
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- study of plant + animal life
4
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Living organisms have the following characteristics of life (6)
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- reproduction
- growth
- movement
- metabolism
- stimulation
- excretion
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Natural science
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- the study of material phenomena, including living and non-living substances
6
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Biology
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- anatomy
- physiology
- botany
- microbiology
- zoology
*involves the study of living organisms and their interaction in nature with living and non-living substances
7
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Chemistry
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- biochemistry
- inorganic chemistry (non carbon containing)
- organic chemistry
- cosmetic science
8
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Physics
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- forces
- energy
- motion
- physical states of matter
- heat and thermodynamics
- electricity
- magnetism
9
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Science therefore involves?
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the interaction between matter and energy
10
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Living objects and study fields
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Humans- anatomy and physiology
Animals- zoology
Plants- botany
Micro-organisms- microbiology or bacteriology
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Non-living objects/substances
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- do not in any way show the characteristics of life
- can be grouped/classified into biological, mineral and synthetic substances
12
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Biological substances (to do with non-living substances)
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- were once connected to living objects
- bone, wood, ivory, essential oils, herbal extracts
13
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Mineral substances
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- obtained from the earth by mining
- metals/non-metals
14
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Synthetic substances
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- are man-made
- glass, pottery, rubber, plastic
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Biological substances
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- substances connected with the life process or any substance connected with plants or animals
- hormones, enzymes, proteins, carbohydrates, fats, plant oils, excretions
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Non-biological substances
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- objects/substances not possessing the characteristics of life and are substances that have in no way been connected to a living object
17
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Matter
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- occupies space + has mass
- made out of atoms
- atoms< elements< compounds
