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Term
animalia
Definition
multicellular/ move during life cycle
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fungi
Definition
decopmosers,yeast,mushroom
def.. break down/recycle dead organisms
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inductive reasoning
Definition
specific observation generate conclusion
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matter
Definition
anything ting up mass
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elements
Definition
basic chemical substances that cant be broken
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atom
Definition
single unit of element:proton,neutron,electron
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neutron and proton
Definition
automic nucleus
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electron
Definition
orbit nucleus
Term
elctron organization
Definition
1st-2
2nd-8
3rd-8
Term
stable
Definition
unlikely to react with other atoms
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ionic bond
Definition
give up or take exra electron
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covalent bond
Definition
share electron with other atons
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molecular formula
Definition
02=oxygen
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nonploar
Definition
equally shared electrons
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polar
Definition
electrons unequally shared
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hydrogen bonds-nonmolecular
Definition
temp. associations between polar molecules caused by opposite charges attracting...
Term
bonds strength
Definition
covalent> ionic >hydrogen-maintain protein shape and dna strands
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water-cohesive
Definition
hold molecules together
-move h20 thru plants
-good solvent for bio molecules
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polar molecules
Definition
hydophillic
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nonpolar
Definition
hydrophobic
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carbon
Definition
fossil fuels
build lg bio molecular unit
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subunit
Definition
basic molecular unit
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macromolecule
Definition
lg molecule from linking subunits
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carbohydrates
Definition
energy
structure plants and cellwall
subunit/single sugar/monosacharide
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OH
Definition
hydroxide group-disacarides
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cellulose
Definition
structure in plants
Term
starch
Definition
lng term energy storage
animals hydrolize
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glycogen
Definition
midterm energy storage in animals
Term
lipids
Definition
store energy-insulation
-structure cell membrane
-hormones communicate
Term
phospholipids
Definition
primary copmonent of caell membrane
Term
steroids
Definition
cholesterol
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cholesterol
Definition
adds rigidity to cell plasna
start material for hormones
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proteins
Definition
enzyme facilliate chemical reaction,structure and movement
4 amino acis long
Term
domain
Definition
consists of kingdoms
Term
bacteria
Definition
single celled with out internal compartments
Term
archae
Definition
live at enviromentalextremes
process genetic info
Term
eukaryote
Definition
higher than archae and bacteria
Term
plantae
Definition
photosynthesis-multicellular
-cell wall made frm cellulose
Term
protista
Definition
one cell-
-mke energy/eat other energy
Term
human uniqueness
Definition
speech
mind
complex language
biopedal
Term
cell
Definition
smallest unit of life
-plasma membrane
-dna concentraed region
-cytoplasma,all region of plasma membrane and internal
Term
overexploitation
Definition
removal of indiv. 4rm a population at a rate faster than population can replace them
Term
invasion species
Definition
exotic species that increases in abundance w/corresponding loss of native species
Term
correlation
Definition
global temp-.6 c
methane .9 to 1.7 ppm
Term
global climate change
Definition
-collective impact of global warming
-strong huricanes
-warm oceans
-ice mass loss
Term
global warming
Definition
increase inearths avg. temp. due to greenhouse effect
Term
greenhouse effect
Definition
warming of atomosphere due to greenhouse gases
Term
greenhouse gases
Definition
chemical invisible to sunlight but efficient at trapping heat
Term
ddt
Definition
pollution
excesive nutients/eutrophiction
Term
pesticides
Definition
insects damaging agriculure
-bio manification
-when chemical becomes more concentrated as it moves thru food chain
Term
pesticides
Definition
insects damaging agriculure
-bio manification
-when chemical becomes more concentrated as it moves thru food chain
Term
habitat degradiation
Definition
damage tht reduces ecosystem ability to support species compromising its community
Term
threatened ecosystems
Definition
tropical rain forests
-73% earth
-50% species
Term
human damage to biodiversity
Definition
agriculture
commercial
water projects
Term
cause of biodiv decline
Definition
habitat destruction
Term
habitat destruction
Definition
removal of habitat for human use in us
-42% natural vegetation
Term
biodiversity
Definition
variety of living organisms, habitats, and ecosystems on eath as well as processes ocurring in ecosystem
- clearing water
- clearing air
- sewage processing
-flood control
Term
immune defiecy
Definition
immune system not functioning properly
Term
scids
Definition
seveere combined immunedeficy syndrome
Term
hiv
Definition
human immundv. virus
-attacjs t lymphocytes
-trigger wide response/immune memory
-survive poorly in enviroment
-requires body fluid for transmision
- no cure
- requires multiple trigger exposion
- manage by life prolonging drugs (anti retro viral drugs)
Term
human pop growth
Definition
6.6 billion people
-rapid growth in 1800s
-industrial revolution/fosil fuels
-proset-9-12 billion in next century
Term
more developed countries
Definition
europe,n.america
-1850-1950
-high standard of living
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less developed countries
Definition
africa,s.america,asia
-poverty normal
-high pop growth
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