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Biology Comp
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09/14/2013
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Term
Cell Theory
 Definition
All living things are made of cells.
Cells are the basic unit of life.
New cells come from old cells.
Term
Nutrition
 Definition
What you eat and its effects.
Term
Excretion
 Definition
Removal of harmful wastes.
Term
Respiration
 Definition
Exchange of gases to obtain nutrients.
Term
Sensitivity
 Definition
Responding to the environment.
Term
Reproduction
 Definition
The creation of more organisms.
Term
Growth
 Definition
Increase in dry mass or cell number.
Term
Development
 Definition
Growth, change, and maturing.
Term
Movement
 Definition
Changing position.
Term
Tropism
 Definition
The process of gaining energy
Term
Evolve
 Definition
Changing over time.
Term
Metabolism
 Definition
Chemical reactions in an organism.
Term
Homeostasis
 Definition
A relatively stable internal environment.
Term
Prokaryote
 Definition
A simple cell without a nucleus.
Term
Eurkaryote
 Definition
A complex cell with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.
Term
Biology
 Definition
The study of life.
Term
DNA
 Definition
A genetic code explaining how things will be made.
Term
Levels of Organization
 Definition
Biosphere, ecosystem, community, population, organism, organ system, organ, tissue, cell, molecule, atom.
Term
Robert Hooke
 Definition
Inventor of the first microscope.
Term
Cell Wall
 Definition
Large barrier outside membrane. Protects.
Term
Cell Membrane
 Definition
Flexible, thin barrier of cell.
Term
Matthias Scheiden
 Definition
Plants made of cells.
Term
Theodor Schwann
 Definition
Animals made of cells.
Term
Rudolf Virchow
 Definition
New cells come from old cells.
Term
Cytoplasm
 Definition
Fluid-ish stuff in cell.
Term
Organelle
 Definition
Mini-organ that is specialized in cell.
Term
TEM
 Definition
Inside cells.
Term
SEM
 Definition
3d versions of cells.
Term
Atom
 Definition
Basic unit of life.
Term
Nucleus
 Definition
Boss of cell/atom.
Term
Electron
 Definition
Negative subatomic particle.
Term
Element
 Definition
Atoms of one type.
Term
Isotope
 Definition
Atoms with a different neutron number.
Term
Compound
 Definition
Atoms bonded together.
Term
Molecule
 Definition
Groups of atoms.
Term
Chemical Bond
 Definition
Formed by electrons doing stuff.
Term
Covalent Bond
 Definition
Formed by electrons being shared.
Term
Ionic Bond
 Definition
Formed by gained or lost electrons.
Term
Ion
 Definition
More or less electrons than normal.
Term
Van der Waals Forces
 Definition
Movement of particles causes attraction.
Term
Intermolecular
 Definition
Connects molecules outside.
Term
Intramolecular
 Definition
Connects molecules inside.
Term
Hydrogen Bond
 Definition
Between molecules with Hydrogen.
Term
Most Common Elements
 Definition
Oxygen, Carbon, Nitrogen, Hydrogen
Term
Water Molecule
 Definition
Polar
10 electrons
10 protons
Oxygen and Hydrogen.
Term
Mixture
 Definition
Made of 2 or more elements mixed together.
Term
Solution
 Definition
Mixtures that can dissolve in water.
Term
Cohesion
 Definition
Like attracting like.
Term
Adhesion
 Definition
Different attracting different.
Term
Surface Tension
 Definition
Water not "breaking".
Term
Solvent
 Definition
The substance in which stuff dissolves.
Term
Solute
 Definition
The dissolved substance.
Term
Suspension
 Definition
Water and small particles. (Milk)
Term
pH Scale
 Definition
Concentration of H+ ions in stuff.
Term
Acid
 Definition
Adds H+ ions to water.
Term
Base
 Definition
Adds OH- ions to water.
Term
Buffer
 Definition
Slows down change in pH.
Term
Organic Chemistry
 Definition
Carbon atom bonds.
Term
Carbon
 Definition
4 valence electrons
4 covalent bonds possible
Term
Macromolecule
 Definition
Molecule with thousands of atoms.
Term
Polymer
 Definition
Many monomers.
Term
Monomer
 Definition
Building block.
Term
Carbohydrates
 Definition
Provide energy.
Term
Protein
 Definition
Shape=function
Term
Lipids
 Definition
Energy storage.
Term
Nucleic Acids
 Definition
Genetic information.
Term
Nucleotide
 Definition
Nucleic acid monomer.
Term
Amino Acid
 Definition
Protein monomer.
Term
Triglyceride
 Definition
Lipid subunit.
Term
Monosaccharide
 Definition
Carbohydrate monomer.
Term
Chemical Reaction
 Definition
Change of chemicals.
Term
Reaction Order
 Definition
Reactants-> Products
Term
Activation Energy
 Definition
Energy needed to start reaction.
Term
Catalyst
 Definition
Speeds up reactions.
Term
Enzyme
 Definition
Biological catalysts.
Term
Substrate
 Definition
Reactants of enzymes.
Term
SER
 Definition
Produces lipids and connects.
Term
RER
 Definition
Protein synthesis.
Term
Mitochondrion
 Definition
Energy.
Term
Nucleolus
 Definition
Ribosomes made here.
Term
Ribosomes
 Definition
Manufacture proteins.
Term
Nuclear Envelope
 Definition
Covers nucleus.
Term
Cytoskeleton
 Definition
Provides support.
Term
Lysosomes
 Definition
Contain digestive enzymes.
Term
Vacuole
 Definition
Holds nutrients for cell.
Term
Chloroplast
 Definition
Site of photosynthesis.
Term
Chlorophyll
 Definition
Green pigment in Chloroplasts.
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