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biology semester 1 exam
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Biology
9th Grade
12/15/2009

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carbonic acid
Definition
carbon dioxide and water
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inference
Definition
educated guess
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autotroph
Definition
makes its own food
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phenol red
Definition
acid indicator
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asexual reproduction
Definition
only one organism
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unicellular
Definition
only one cell
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qualitative observation
Definition
quality not measurement
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resolution
Definition
quality of an image
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homeostasis
Definition
staying the same
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centrifuge
Definition
spins around to separate things by molecular weight
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SEM
Definition
is scanned with electrons
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the control
Definition
a group that is not changed
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chromatography
Definition
separation by molecular weight
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independent variable
Definition
is deliberately manipulated
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dependent variable
Definition
changes because of the independent varible
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6 characteristics of living things
Definition
organs, reproduction, growth, development, cells, homeostasis
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how we are organized
Definition
molecules make up organelles, organelles make up cells, cells make up tissues, tissues makes up organs, organs make up organisms
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CONPTT grid
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consistent-happens more than once, observable- can be observed, natural- happens naturally, predictable-can be predicted to happen again, testable- can be tested, tentative- can change: used to find out if something is science
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scientific method
Definition
observation, hypothesis, experiment, results, conclusion
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monerans
Definition
one celled organisms
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derived characters
Definition
shared by more than one species
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division
Definition
like phylum but for plants
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common name
Definition
used instead of the scientific name
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cladogram
Definition
a picture that shows the characteristics of organisms
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mocara
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a medicine was found there, people came in and gave the tribes diseases
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binomial nomenclature
Definition
two word naming system
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hominid
Definition
the family humans are in
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pharmacological superstore
Definition
the rainforest
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species
Definition
one certain type of organism
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linnaeus
Definition
classified organisms
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botanist
Definition
studies plants
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taxonomy
Definition
science of classifying organisms
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protists
Definition
have one cell with nucleus
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5 kingdoms with an example from each
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moneran-bacteria, protist-amoeba, fungi- mushroom, plant- tree, animal- tiger
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classify yourself
Definition
kingdom- animal, phylum- vertebrate, class- mammal, order- primate, family-hominid genus- homo, species- sapien
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atom
Definition
smallest thing that can be smashed
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heating capacity
Definition
the amount of heat needed to pull apart molecules
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monosaccharides
Definition
building blocks of cards
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enzyme
Definition
decreases the amount of energy needed in a reaction
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isotope
Definition
the same type of atom with a different mass
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element
Definition
a certain type of atom
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covalent bond
Definition
electrons are shared
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ion
Definition
positively or negatively charged atom
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polymer
Definition
big molecules
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atomic number
Definition
number of protons
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atomic mass
Definition
protons and neutrons
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molecule
Definition
more than one atom
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xanthoproteic test
Definition
test to see if something is a protein
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amino acids
Definition
building blocks of protein
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compound
Definition
two or more different elements combined
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tannic acid
Definition
found in pine trees
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elements in coal
Definition
sulfur and carbon
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fission
Definition
atoms are split
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fusion
Definition
atoms are combined
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cohesion
Definition
water holds to water
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adhesion
Definition
water holds to something else
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villi
Definition
absorb nutrients into the blood
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bolus
Definition
food thats not completely digested
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virchow
Definition
cells come from cells
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esophagus
Definition
moves food from the mouth to the stomach
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cytoplasm
Definition
keeps things in place in the cell
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amylase
Definition
breaks down sugar
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chloroplasts
Definition
cause green color in plant cells
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isotonic solutions
Definition
balanced
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schleiden
Definition
plants have cells
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dialysis membrane
Definition
acts like cell membrane, has holes in it
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trypsin
Definition
makes polypeptides smaller, made in pancreas
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cellulose
Definition
big sugar
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gall bladder
Definition
stores bile
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lynn margulis
Definition
some cell parts were once their own beastie
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alimentary canal
Definition
path food goes through while being digested
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three famous experiments
Definition
mackinaw island, regurgitating bird, sponge swallowing italian
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chemical phase of digestion in the mouth
Definition
saliva with amylase breaks down polysaccharides into disaccharides
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five things to digest a peanut butter sandwich
Definition
amylase-poly into di, trypsin- poly into smaller ones, bile- breaks down fat, lipase- little fats into fatty acids, hcl and pepsin- large polypeptides into smaller ones
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cell theory
Definition
all living things are made of cells, cells are the basic building blocks of life, cells come from cells
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priestly
Definition
discovered oxygen
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elodea
Definition
water plant used in our expirements
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chromatogram
Definition
strip of paper that separates by molecular weight
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glycolysis
Definition
breakdown of sugar to make energy
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PGAL
Definition
1/2 sugar
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mitochondria
Definition
produces ATP
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chloroplasts
Definition
photosynthesis occurs here
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accessory pigments
Definition
all pigments besides green
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vanhelmont
Definition
soil does not contribute to weight of plant, water does
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lux
Definition
measurement of light
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fermentation
Definition
breakdown of carbs when theres no oxygen
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lactic acid
Definition
product of fermentation
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ATP
Definition
energy for cell process
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ingenhousz
Definition
light is necessary
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photosynthesis
Definition
plants use sunlight h20 and co2 to make oxygen
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point of the light reaction
Definition
make atps
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point of dark reaction
Definition
make sugar
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c6h12o6+6o2=6co2+6h2o
Definition
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