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Biology
9th Grade
04/29/2007

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Nucleus
Definition
the brain or control center of the cell
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Diffusion
Definition
spreading of molecules from a high concentration to a low concentration
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Coachpirk
Definition
Mr. Ables' nickname for Mrs. Pirkle
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Reggie
Definition
Mr. Ables' snakes name
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Cell Wall
Definition
Protects the cell, on the outer layer
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Ribosomes
Definition
Builds proteins in the cell
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Moneran Kingdom
Definition
Bacteria and Viruses
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Homo sapiens
Definition
Our species' scientific name
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Carolus Linnaeus
Definition
Began the naming of species with the 2-word system, binomial nomenclature
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Vacuole
Definition
Stores water temporarily for the plant
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Consumer
Definition
One that depends on others for its food
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Producer
Definition
One that makes or produces its own food
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Stage clips
Definition
Holds the glass specimen on the stage of the microscope
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Goggles
Definition
Safety equipment worn to protect your eyes
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Eyepiece
Definition
The part of the microscope you look in
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flagella
Definition
bacteria or viruses use for movement or locomotion
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The four stages of Meiosis
Definition
PMAT: Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
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Scientific Method
Definition
The steps scientists use to explore problems and solutions.
Term
Thymine
Definition
Partner is Adenine on the "ladder"/DNA
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Cytosine
Definition
Partner is Guanine in the "ladder"/DNA
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habitat
Definition
where an organism lives
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niche
Definition
the role an organism plays in its environment
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Celsius
Definition
SI Unit for Fahrenheit/Temperature
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Metric System
Definition
System used world-wide for measuring
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Organic
Definition
Free from pesticides
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Steroids
Definition
Growth Hormones
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lipids
Definition
fats
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Trilobrite
Definition
Marine fossils
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Double Helix
Definition
How DNA is structured, like a twisted ladder
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Watson and Crick
Definition
Discovered and gave the name to the Double Helix
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Osmosis
Definition
Diffusion of water
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Binomial Nomenclature
Definition
Two-word system for naming species
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Prokaryote
Definition
No true nucleus, just "Chromosome Material"
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Eukaryote
Definition
Has a True nucleus, like "YOU"
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Protein
Definition
Large polymer made from 20 different amino acids
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Kingdom
Definition
1st Level of Classification
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Phylum
Definition
Division, or the 2nd level of Classification of species
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Abiotic
Definition
Nonliving, such as rocks, soil, air
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Biotic
Definition
Living factors
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Autotroph
Definition
Makes its own food, on the bottom of the tropic level
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Symbiotic
Definition
Relationship where two species are neither hurt or helped while together
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Mutualistic
Definition
Relationship where both species benefit
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Parasitic
Definition
One species lives off of another
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Decompose
Definition
To breakdown
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Uni-
Definition
One-celled, as in Unicellular
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Poly-
Definition
Many
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Bi- and Di-
Definition
Two
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Food Chain and Food Web
Definition
How energy is passed from one organism to another (ex.: grass>deer>wolf)
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Herbivore
Definition
Plant eater, such as Rabbits
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Carnivore
Definition
Meat Eater, such as the wolf
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Omnivore
Definition
Eats both plants and animals, such as YOU
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chloro-
Definition
green
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Darwin
Definition
Founded Evolution with another man, but Darwin did most of the work
Term
Arthro -
Definition
Joints,
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Protists
Definition
Amoebas and Parameciums
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hyphae
Definition
threadlike "roots" that gathers water and nutrients
Term
Sporangium
Definition
Bread mold has "spores"
Term
Club Fungi
Definition
Mushrooms
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Nonvascular
Definition
no tubelike cells, mosses,liverworts, live close to the ground
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vascular
Definition
tubelike cells, such as leaves on an elm tree
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Photosynthesis
Definition
Process in which plants use Chlorophyll to trap energy from the sun
Term
Sac fungi
Definition
yeast
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Vertebrates
Definition
backbone
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Invetebrates
Definition
No backbone, like a squid or octopus
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Sexual reproduction
Definition
sperm and egg
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Asexual Reproduction
Definition
reproduces itself with buds, like a dogwood tree
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Porifera
Definition
Sponges have "pores"
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Pod-
Definition
foot
Term
Soft-bodied Animals
Definition
Class of animals like squid, octopus, slug, clam, snail, and oyster
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Planarian
Definition
Worm with a nerve cord and a mouth
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Earthworm
Definition
Worm with heart, brain, anus, intestines, etc. - body is divided into segments
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Exoskeleton
Definition
Skeleton on the outside of body, such as a lobster
Term
Carbohydrates
Definition
Bread, corn, sugar
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protein
Definition
meat, fish, chicken, eggs
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Antibodies
Definition
Help destroy bacteria and viruses
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H20
Definition
the elements that make up water: hydrogen and oxygen
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Carbon Dioxide
Definition
The elements Carbon and Oxygen
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Sugar
Definition
Product of photosynthesis
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Cambium
Definition
layer that produces xylem and phloem
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cool
Definition
to be popular
Term
Cellular respiration
Definition
mitochondria breks down food molecules
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Guard cell
Definition
regulates the flow of water vapor from leaf tissue.
Term
Phloem
Definition
tube that allows water to flow down.
Term
Photosynthesis
Definition
traps energy from sunlight.
Term
Pistil
Definition
female structure of a flower.
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Pollination
Definition
transfer of male pollen grains to the pistil of a flower.
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Stamen
Definition
male stucture of a flower.
Term
stoma
Definition
opening in the cuticle of a leaf that controls gas exchange.
Term
transpiration
Definition
loss of water through leaf
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vascular
Definition
tissues found in plants through which water and food are transported.
Term
xylem
Definition
tube that allows water to flow up in plants.
Term
Allele
Definition
a gene for each variation of a trait.
Term
Chromosome
Definition
material that is copied and passed
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Crossing over
Definition
Exchange of genetic material between nonsister chromatids.
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Diploid
Definition
cell with two of each kind of chromosomes.
Term
DNA replications
Definition
process when DNA is copied.
Term
Dominant
Definition
observed trait of an organism
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Gamete
Definition
male or female sex cells.
Term
Gene
Definition
segment of DNA that controls the protein and the cell cycle.
Term
Genotype
Definition
combination of gene in an organism.
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Haploid
Definition
cell with one of each kind of chromosomes or n, number of choromosomes.
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Heterozygous
Definition
two different alleles
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