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| Variable that does not depend on other variables in an experiment |
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| Variable that depends on dependent variable |
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| Scientific Method (steps) |
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1. Make Hypothesis
2. Make observations
3. Design experiment
4. Test experiment
5. Analyze data
6. Draw COnclusion(s) |
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| Figure that is kept the same throughout an experiment |
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| Variable that is compared with from the other variables |
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| A scientific statement made in result of the outcome of an expiriment |
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1. All living things are composed of cells
2. Living things have different levels of organization
3. Living things use energy
4. Living things respond to their environment
5. Living things grow
6. Living things reproduce
7. Living things adapt to their environment |
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| The adjustment of an organism to its environment |
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| Something that causes a reaction in an organism |
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| Growth is an increase in an organisms cell (physical) while development is both physical and mental |
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atom
molecule
(biomolecule)
organelle
cell
tissue
organ
organ system
organism
population
community
ecosystem
biome
biosphere |
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| 4 types of macromolecules |
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Proteins
Lipids
Nucleic Acids
Carbohydrates |
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| When monomers lose water molecules and join together to form polymers |
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| A protein that speeds up a chemical reaction in a living organism |
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| Uses photosynthesis to produce energy for plant cell |
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| Helps maintain cells shape, being the structure of the cell |
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| endoplasmic reticulum (rough) |
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| Produces and transports proteins around the cell |
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| endoplasmic reticulum (smooth) |
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| Produces and stores lipids |
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| Breaks down unwanted macromolecules in a cell |
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| Regulates enzymes to control cell activity |
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| Creates energy for the cell |
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| Controls what goes in and out of cell, bringing nutrients in and waster products out |
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| Supports cell and maintains its shape |
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| Stores food, water, and waste in a cell |
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| Plamsa membrane structure |
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| Composed of bi-lipids including phospholipids |
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| Movement of water molecules from through a semipermeable membrane from an area of low solute concentration to high solute concentration |
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| When a cell uses energy to transport molecules through a cell membrane |
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| When substances cross the plasma membrane with the help of transport proteins |
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| When the cell discharges molecules to the outside |
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| When a cell takes outside molecules in through the plasma membrane |
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Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Interphase |
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| What happens during G1, Synthesis, and G2? |
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G1- Cell Grows
S- DNA replcation
G2- Preperation for Mitosis |
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| Abnormal and uncontrollable growth in number of cells. |
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| 6CO2 + 6H20 --> C6H12O6 + 6O2 |
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| A specific type of chromosome abnormality in which an individual has three rather than two copies of a particular chromosome |
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| When chromosome pairs fail to separate during cell division |
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| Distinguishing characteristics or quality for which the phenotype (appearance) depends on alleles in multiple genes. |
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| A unit of heredity that is transferred from parent to offspring |
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| Building block of nucleic acids. Made up of phosphate, nitrogenous base, and glucose |
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messenger RNA
transfer RNA
ribosomal RNA |
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mRNA- Tells what proteins the ribosomes to make
tRNA- Brings amino acids from cytoplasm to the ribosomes
rRNA- Combines with proteins to form ribosomes |
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| When a single base pair is altered |
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| Deletion or insertion of a base pair to a DNA strand |
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| When two or more amino acids combine to form a protein |
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| DNA made artificially by transplanting genes into another organism |
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| X- Rays, UV light, harmful chemicals |
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| When predators target only certain prey, leaving the population of the prey with higher fitness to survive |
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| Components for Natural selection |
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1)Isolation
2)Mutation
3)Variation
4)Specialization |
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| Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species |
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| An area where an organism lives |
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| A role or position an organism has in its environment |
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| All populations of species at the same place and time |
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| Non living factors that affect organisms |
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| Living factors that affect an organism |
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| A position in a food chain or Ecological Pyramid occupied by a group of organisms with similar feeding mode. |
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| Largest number of individuals of a particular species that can survive over long periods of time in a given enviroment |
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