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Biology Vocabulary
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10th Grade
09/11/2006

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Term
Atom
Definition
Basic unit of matter [image]
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Atom
Definition
Basic unit of matter
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Nucleus
Definition
center of the atom [image]
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Nucleus
Definition
center of the atom
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Electron
Definition
negativly charged particle [image]
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Element
Definition
Pure substance that consists of one type of atom [image]
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Compound
Definition
substance formed by a chemical combination [image]
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Isotopes
Definition
Atoms of the same element that differ in number of neutrons they contain [image]
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Ionic Bond
Definition
Formed when one or more electrons are transformed from one atom to another [image]
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Ion
Definition
Positivly and negativly charged atoms [image]
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Covalent Bond
Definition
When electrons are shared between atoms[image]
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Solute
Definition
The substance that is desolved[image]
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Solvent
Definition
The substance in which the solute disolves[image]
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Mixture
Definition
A material composed of two or more elements or compounds that are physically mixed together but not chemically combined[image]
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Acid
Definition
Any compound that forms H+ ions in a solution[image]
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Base
Definition
A compound that produces hydroxide ions (OH- ions) in a solution[image]
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Buffer
Definition
Weak acids or bases that can react with strng acids or bases to prevent sharp, sudden changes in PH [image]
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PH Scale
Definition
Used to indicate the H+ ions in a soluiton [image]
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Adhesion
Definition
attraction between molocules of different substances [image]
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Cohesion
Definition
Attration between molocules of the same substance [image]
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Monomer
Definition
Small unit that can jion together with other small units to form polymers [image]
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Polymer
Definition
Large compound formed from combianations of many monomers [image]
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Carbohydrate
Definition
Compounds made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atomsm usually to the ratio or 1:2:1 [image]
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Monosaccharide
Definition
Single sugar molocules [image]
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Polysaccharide
Definition
Large macromolucule formed from monosaccharides [image]
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Lipid
Definition
Made from carbon and hydrogen atoms [image]
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Protein
Definition
Macromolecules that contain nitrogen as well as carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen [image]
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Amino Acid
Definition
Compounds with an amino group (-NH2) on one end and a carboxyl group (-COOH) on the other end [image]
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Nucleotide
Definition
monomer of nucleic acids made up of a 5- carbon sugar [image]
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DNA
Definition
The makeup of a living organism [image]
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RNA
Definition
a nucleic acid polymer consisting of nucleotide monomers [image]
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Nucliec Acid
Definition
Macromolocules containg hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, crabon, and phosphorus [image]
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Chemical Reation
Definition
Prosess that changes one set of chemicals into another set of chemicals [image]
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Reactant
Definition
The elements or compounds that enter into a chemical reaction [image]
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Product
Definition
The elements or compounds produced by a chemical reaction [image]
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Enzyme
Definition
Proteins that act as biological catalyts [image]
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Catalyst
Definition
A substance that speeds up a the rate of a chemical reaction but dose not change itself [image]
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Substrate
Definition
The reactants of enzyme-catalyzed reactions [image]
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Activation Energy
Definition
The energy that is needed to get a reaction started [image]
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