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| 1. cell structure 2. organization 3. energy use 4. homeostasis 5. growth 6. reproduction |
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| Name the 6 Characteristics of Life |
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| 1. Observe 2. Question 3. Research 4. hypothesis 5. Experiment 6. Observation 7. Conclusion |
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| Name the Steps of the Scientific Meathod |
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| organisms whose genetic material is not contained within a nucleus and organelles not bound by membranes |
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| refers to the idea that cells are the basic unit of structure in every living thing |
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| a cell that is a structural and functional unit of a plant |
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| basic unit of structure and function in an animal |
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| Protoplasm (plant and animal) |
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| Carries out many chemical reactions in the cell. Moves the cell. Transports within the cell. |
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| Provides the cell with structural support, protection and acts as a filter. Prevents over expansion. |
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| Cell Membrane (plant and animal) |
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| selectively permeable lipid bilayer. |
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| Cytoplasm (plant and animal) |
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| supports and protects the organelles |
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| made up of centrioles and used in cell division |
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| Golgi Body (plant and animal) |
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| a packaging organelle that forms lysosomes |
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| breaks down larger food molecules and digests old cell parts. |
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| Mitocondria (plant and animal) |
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| "power house" of the cell where ATP is made |
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| Nuclear membrane (plant and animal) |
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| regulates what goes in and out of the nucleus |
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| Nucleus (plant and animal) |
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| stores the DNA used for communication. controls everything in the cell |
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| Nucleolus (plant and animal) |
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| produces ribosomes (inside the nucleus) |
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| Ribosome (plant and animal) |
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| made of proteins and RNA. produces proteins |
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| Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum (plant and animal) |
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| responsible for protein translation, folding, and transport of proteins |
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| Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum (plant and animal) |
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| carries material through cell |
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| Vacuole (plant-one large and animal-many small) |
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| store water, food, waste (plants need to store large amounts of food) |
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| responsible for storage of a starch called amylopectin. they convert the starch into sugar for energy |
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| contains the plant cell's chlorophyll, which provides the green color. where photosynthesis takes place |
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| for single cells, this enables them to swim. can also move liquid over the cell |
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| Flagella (plant and animal) |
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| enables sing cells to swim |
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| in a controlled experiment, this is the group in which all the variables remain constant, including the independent variable. |
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| in a controlled experiment, the group in which the independent variable is manipulated. |
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| in an experiment, any change that results from the manipulation of the independent variable. |
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| scientific test of a hypothesis used to determine whether or not the hypothesis is correct |
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| collection of bits of information about the natural world; for example, measuring the height of plants in sunny and shady fields provides data |
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| general conclusion that is drawn from information that is already given |
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| take, notes, watch listen. Something you can see or hear |
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| statement formed by analyzing observations and sorting through possible causes of the effect noted |
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| an approximation of a real system that omits all but the most essential variables of the system |
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| a major hypothesis that has withstood the test of time; although always subject to revision |
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| a statement about events that always occur in nature; for example, the law of gravitation |
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| the only variable to be manipulated in a controlled experiment |
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| an organism that makes its own food through chemosynthesis or photosynthesis; blue-green bacteria are autotrophs |
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| an organism requiring complex organic molecules for energy, and that must feed on matter produced by other organisms |
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| a series of changes an organism undergoes in reaching its final, adult form; one of the four functions that distinguishes organisms as living creatures |
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| a steady state of internal operation of a living organism regardless of external changes |
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| a branch of science that deals with living organisms and processes vital to life |
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| the material inside the nucleus in cells that carries genetic information |
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| anything capable of carrying on the life processes of reproduction, growth and development, homeostasis, and organization; more than 2 million organisms have been identified |
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| a developmental process by which generalized cells become specialized in order to form such structures as the brain and spinal cord |
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| the formation of two or more daughter cells from a single parent cell |
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| organisms complex enough to have more than one cell |
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| an orderly, interrelated system of vital life processes of functions performed by a living organism; for example, different kinds of cells group together to make up structures with complex organization |
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| an increase in the amount of living material in an organism; a function carried out by all organisms |
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| organisms made up of only one cell |
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| the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element |
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| a stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron |
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| the substances that combine in a chemical reaction (in the beginning of a chemical reaction) |
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| the results of combined reactants (at the end of the chemical reaction) |
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| a state of matter that retains it's shape and volume |
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| a state of matter with no definite shape or volume |
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| a protein that lowers the activation energy of a reaction (biological catalyst) |
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| amount of energy that's available to do work |
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| a physical form of matter that can either be a solid, liquid, gas, or plasma |
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| fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume |
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| a region outside the nucleus that holds electrons |
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| scale ranging from 0-14, that indicates the number of hydrogen ions in a substance |
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| a substance that is dissolved by another substance to form a solution |
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| a solution that has a pH less than 7 and has high H+ concentration |
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| a liquid capable of dissolving another substance to form a solution |
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| a solution that has a pH more than 7 and has high H- and accepts H+ |
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| a particle that is found in the nucleus of an atom and has no electrical charge |
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| subatomic particle carrying a negative electric charge in atoms or molecules, found in the energy orbital's of the atom |
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| a chemical bond resulting from the transfer of electrons between two atoms (forms between 2 metals) |
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| a substance with 2 or more elements that combine chemically |
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| a substance made by combining 2 or more compounds, but it NOT chemically bonded |
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| the smallest division of a compound that still retains or exhibits all the properties of the substance |
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| the combination of two or more atoms by sharing electrons (forms between 2 non metals) |
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| an atomic particle that is electrically charged, either negatively or positively, that results from gaining or loosing electrons |
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| any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction, they are composed of only one type of atom, and may be distinguished by the number of protons |
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| a homogeneous mixture that contains different substances that are the same throughout |
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| solutions that has the same amount of particles throughout the whole solution, and is a mixture of two or more substances |
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| unevenly distributed amount of particles throughout the mixture, and is a mixture of 2 or more substances |
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| a table arranging and classifying the elements in order of atomic number, and also tells us the chemical symbols and atomic mass |
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| the basic building block of protein |
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| having a pair of equal and opposite charges |
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| attraction between the same types of molecules |
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| attraction between unlike particles |
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| a complex molecule made up of smaller units linked together |
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| a large biological molecule, it has more hydrogen than oxygen, made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, it is non polar and does not dissolve in water |
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| organic substance, found in all living cells, in which the hereditary information is stored and from which it can be transferred |
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| the movement of water going up the tubes of a plant's capillaries |
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| a group of cells with a related function |
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| a set of organs that work together to perform a function |
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| the sum of all the chemical reactions in a cell |
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| a complex cell containing membrane bound organelles |
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| a structure of 2 or more tissues that work together to carry out a specific function |
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| a relationship of one type of organism with another |
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| when a cell moves a chemical across the cell membrane against the diffusion gradient |
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| the process in which there is movement of a substance from an area of high concentration of that substance to an area of lower concentration |
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| diffusion of molecules through a semi permeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration |
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| a process where cells absorb material (molecules such as proteins) from the outside by engulfing it with their cell membrane |
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| the secretion of substances through cellular membranes, either to excrete waste products or as a regulatory function |
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| a process of diffusion, a form of passive transport facilitated by transport proteins |
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| transport of a substance across a cell membrane by diffusion |
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| occurs when two opposing processes proceed at the same rate |
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| the cellular process of engulfing solid particles by the cell membrane |
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| process by which certain cells can engulf and incorporate droplets of fluid |
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| the monomer of a carbohydrate |
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| this forms energy for the organism (glucose) |
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| the monomer of a protein (there are 20 different kinds of them) |
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| the polymer of a carbohydrate |
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| enzymes (biological catalyst) |
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| the monomer of a nucleic acid |
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| the polymer of a nucleic acid |
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| stores information in the cell (DNA OR RNA) |
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| used for energy, used to make up cell membrane, and used as a protective coating (wax) |
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| the affect of gravity on matter |
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| makes up all living things, organic compound, and makes for bonds |
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| simplest particle of an element that has all of its properties |
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| number of protons and neutrons |
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| reactions the require energy |
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| reactions that release energy |
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| diffusion, facilitated diffusion, and osmosis are types of ___________ |
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| portein pumps, endocytosis, and exocytosis are types of __________ |
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| the amound of solute in solvent |
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| the solution has a lower concentration of solutes and higher concentration of water. (cell swells) |
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| the solution has a higher concentration of solutes and a lower concentration of water (cell shrinks) |
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| concentraion of solute is equal to teh concentraion of water (cell is all good) |
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