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Chapters 1 and 2
Biology Honors Chapters 1 and 2
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Biology
10th Grade
09/05/2012

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biology
Definition
the study of life
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organization
Definition
the high degree of order within an organisms internal and external parts and in its interactions with the living world
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cell
Definition
the smallest unit that can perform all life's processes
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unicellular
Definition

organisms made up of only one cell

examples: bacteria, protists

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multicellular
Definition

made up of multiple cells

example: humans, fungi, plants

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organs
Definition
structures that carry out specialized jobs within an organ system
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tissues
Definition
groups of cells that have similar abilities and that allow the organs to function
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organelles
Definition
tiny structures that carry out functions that are necessary for a cell to stay alive
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biological molecules
Definition
the chemical compounds that provide physical structure and that bring about movement, energy use, and other cellular functions
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charecteristics of life
Definition

1) organization and cells 2) response to stimulus

3) homeostasis 4) metabolism

5) growth and development 6) reproduction 

7) change through time

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stimulus
Definition
a physical or chemical change in the internal or external enviroment
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homeostasis
Definition
maintenance of a stable lebel of internal conditions even though the enviroment is constantly changing
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metabolism
Definition
the sum of all the chemical reactions that take in and transform energy from food
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cell division
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the formation of two new cells from an existing cell
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development
Definition
process by which an organism becomes a mature adult
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reproduction
Definition
organisms produce new organisms like themselves
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gene
Definition
short segement of DNA that contains the instructions for a single trait of an organism
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sexual vs asexual reproduction
Definition

sexual: hereditary info combines from both parents, offspring are similar to parents

asexual: hereditary info is not combined, original organism and new one are the exact same

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domains
Definition

three major subdivisions of all organisms

Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya (animals, protists, plants, fungi)

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kingdoms
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after the domains, divides life into six kingdoms:

animalia, plantae, fungi, protista, archaea, and bacteria

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organization of human body
Definition
atoms, biological molecule, organelles, cells, tissue, organs, organ systems, organisms
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ecology
Definition
study of organisms interacting with themselves and the enviroment
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ecosystems
Definition
communities of living species and their physical enviroments
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evolution
Definition
the process in which the inherited characteristics within a species changes over generations
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natural selection
Definition
organisms that have certain favorable traits are better able to survive and reproduce successfully than organisms that lack the traits
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adaptation
Definition

traits the improve an individual's ability to survive and reproduce

examples: fur

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scientific method
Definition

1) state the problem 2) research 3) form a hypothesis

4) test/expirement 5)analyze data 6)conclude 

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hypothesis
Definition
"If...then" statement
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experiment
Definition

independent+controlled=dependent

 

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control
Definition
everything else besides the variables must be the same
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matter
Definition
anything that occupies space
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mass
Definition
how much matter an object has
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mass vs. weight
Definition

weight: gravitational force on matter

 

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elements
Definition
substances that cannot be broken down by ordinary chemical means
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atom
Definition
the simplest part of an element that retains all the properties of that element
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nucleus
Definition
makes up the bulk of the mass, contains protons and neutrons
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proton
Definition
positivley charged, relative mass of 1, found in nucleus, atomic number on periodic table
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electrons
Definition
negativley charged, found in orbitals, relative mass of 0
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neutrons
Definition

neutral charge, found in nucleus, relative mass of 1

#of neutrons = mass number-atomic number

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isotopes
Definition
atoms of the same elements that have a different number of neutrons
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compounds
Definition
made up of atoms of two or more elements in fixed proportions
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ionic bonds
Definition
forms through transfer of electrons
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covalent
Definition
forms through sharing of electrons
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molecule
Definition
the simplest part of a substance that hass all the properties of that substance
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chemical bonds
Definition
the attractive forces that hold atoms together
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ion
Definition
atom or molecule with a charge
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energy
Definition
the ability to do work
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states of matter

 

Definition

solid: defined shape, defined volume

liquid: no shape, defined volume

gas: no shape, no volume

the motion of and spacing between atoms of a substance determines its state of matter

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chemical reactions
Definition

one or more substances change to produce one or more different substances

reactants -----> products

 

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catalysts
Definition

speed up chemical reactions but are not used

example of natural catalyst: enzymes

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activation energy
Definition
releases all the potential energy, the amount of energy needed to start a reaction
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oxidation and reduction reactions

"redox"

Definition

oxidation: loses one or more electrons, becomes positive charge

reduction: gains electrons, becomes negativley charged

 

leo the lion goes ger

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polar compound
Definition
unequal sharing 
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nonpolar compound
Definition
equal sharing
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solubility of water
Definition
water is polar and polar only dissolves polar
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hydrogen bonds
Definition
polar nature of water, force of attraction between a hydrogen molecule with a partial positive charge and another atom or molecule with a partial or full negative charge 
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cohesion
Definition

an attractive force that holds molecules of a single substance together

reasoning: this is why water molecules stick to each other, contributes to upward movement of water from plant roots to the leaves

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surface tension
Definition
the cohesive forces in water cause the molecules at the surface of water to be pulled downward into the liquid
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adhesion
Definition
attractive force between particles of different substances
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capillarity
Definition
attraction between molecules that results in the rise of the surface of a liquid when it comes in contact with a solid
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solution
Definition
a mixture of one or more substances are uniformley distributed in another substance
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solute
Definition
the substance that is being dissolved
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solvent
Definition
the substance in which things are being dissolved in
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concentration
Definition
the amount of solute disolved in a fixed amount of solvent
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aqueous solution
Definition
 solutions in which water is the solvent
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buffer
Definition
chemicals that neutralize small amounts of acids and bases when added to a solution
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