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Unit 1A- Biomolecules, Cells Flashcards

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Homeostasis

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Internal stable environment

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pH scale

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System of measurement that measure the concentration of H+

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Proton

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Positive charged particle in an atom, found in the nucleus

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Carbohydrate

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ex. is a sugar; Made up of C, H, and O with the H and O in a 2:1 ratio; made up of monosaccharides

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Acid

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compound that releases H+; 0-6 on a pH scale

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Lipid

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example is a fat, oil, wax; made up of C,H, and O with the H O being in a much greater ratio than 2:1 ; made up of fatty acids and a glycerol molecule

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Nucleic Acid

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example is DNA/RNA; made up of C,H,O,N, P; large complex molecule made up of a sugar, phosphate, and a nitrogen base

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Protein

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made up of amino acids; C,H,O,N; examples is muscle, enzymes

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Solvent

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Substance that dissolves another

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Independent Variable

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Variable that is intentionally changed or manipulated in an experiment

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Dependent Variable

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Variable in an experiment that is observed or responds to the change

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Monosaccharide

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Single sugar molecule; monomer of a carbohydrate

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Disaccharide

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Double sugar molecule

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Base

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AKA alkaline; compound that releases OH- ; 8-14 on the pH scale

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Neutral

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OH- and H+ ions are equal; 7 on the pH scale

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Neutron

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particle in the nucleus of an atom that does not have a charge

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Spontaneous Generation

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example- flies come from meat; living things come from nonliving things; disproved partly by Redi & and totally by Pasteur

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Biogenesis

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living things come from other living things

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Enzyme

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a protein that acts as a catalyst to speed up a reaction by lowering the activation energy

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Polysaccharide

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many sugared molecule

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Solution

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Mixture of 2 or more substances in which they are evenly distributed

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Theory

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Based on scientific fact but hasn’t been proven

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Ribonucleic Acid

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RNA; contains ribose sugar

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Deoxyribonucleic Acid

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DNA; contains deoxyribose sugar

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Electron

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Negatively charged particle located outside of the nucleus of an atom

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Ion

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Atom that gains or loses electrons

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Covalent Bond

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Process by which atoms combine by sharing electrons

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Ionic Bond

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Process by which atoms combine by transferring electrons

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Atom

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Basic unit of matter

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Metabolism

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All of the chemical reactions that take place in the body

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Buffer

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A weak acid or base that prevents sudden increases or decreases in pH

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Nucleotide

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monomer of a nucleic acid; made up of a sugar, phosphate and a nitrogen base

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Amino Acid

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Monomer of a protein

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Catalyst

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Any molecule that speeds up a chemical reaction

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Substrate

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The reactant that an enzyme bonds with and acts upon; example - hydrogen peroxide

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Isotope

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An atom that has the same number of protons and a different number of neutrons

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Control Group

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Variable that is not changed in an experiment; most natural setting/environment

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Evolution

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Organisms change over time

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Biology

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Study of life

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Stimulus

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Something that causes a physiological or psychological response

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Asexual Reproduction

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Offspring arise from a single parent

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Sexual Reproduction

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Offspring arise from two parents

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Hypothesis

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Proposed explanation for a phenomenon

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Data

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A body of facts; information

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Science

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Systematic knowledge of the physical or material world gained through observation and experimentation

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Molecule

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Any very small particle

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Compound

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Composed of two or more elements

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Element

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Cannot be separated into simpler substances

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