Biochem

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Reproduce

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to produce 1 or more other individuals by some process of generation or propagation, sexual or asexual

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Develop

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to cause to go through the process of natural evolution from a previous & lower stage

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Evolve

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to develop by a process of evolution to a different adaptive state or condition

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Chemosynthesis

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the synthesis od organic compounds with an organism, with chemical reactions providing the energy source

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Autotrophy

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an organism capable of synthesising its own food from inorganic substances

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Aerobic Respiration

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oxygen is taken & carbon dioxide and water are produced to create energy

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Anaerobic Respiration

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a form of incomplete intracellular breakdown of sugar or other organic compounds in the ansence of oxygen

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Polarity

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property tht produces unequal effects at different points

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Precipitation

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The process of separating a substance from a solution as a solid

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Condensation

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a reaction between 2 or more organic molecules leading to the formation of a larger molecule and the elimination od a simple molecule such as H2O

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Evaporation

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To change into a vapor

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Transpiration

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The process of giving off vapor containing water and waste products. EX: leaves, pores

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Chemical Bond

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Forces by which atoms or ions are bound in a molecule

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Electron Cloud

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Group of electrons revolving around the nucleus of an atom

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Proton

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Positively charged subatomic particle

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Saturated Fat

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Each carbon atom in a lipid's fatty acid chains is joined to another carbon atom by a single bond

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Control Group

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Standard in an experiment, what everything is compared to

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Hydrophilic

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"Water-Loving" attracted to H2O molecules, dissolve easily in H2O

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Hydrophobic

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"Water-Fearing" Repelled by water molecules, dont dissolve easily in H2O

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Unsaturated Fat

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At least one carbon-carbon double bond in a fatty acid

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Cohesion

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An attraction between molecules of the same substance

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Macromolecule

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Very large molecules EX:protein, polymer

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Organic

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Pretaining to the or some organs of an animal, plant, or fungus

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Ionic Bond

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Bond Formed when one or more electrons are transfered from one atom to another

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Molecule

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smallest unit of most compounds

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Ion

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atom that has a positive or negative charge

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Covalent Bond

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bond formed by the sharing of electrons between atoms

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Nucleus

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the center of the atom which contains the protins and neutrons; in cells, structure that contains the cells gentic material and controls the cells activities

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Electron

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Negatively charged subatomic particle

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Element

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Substance consisting of one type of atom

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Atom

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Basic unit of matter

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Metabolism

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Set of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials as it carries out its life processes

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Homeostasis

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Process by which organisms maintain a relatively stable internal environment

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Heterotroph

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organism that obtains energy from the foods it consumes..aka a consumer

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Biotic

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Living

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Abiotic

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Physical, non-living

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Variable

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factor in experiment that can change

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Biology

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Science that seeks to understand the living world

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Hypothesis

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possible explanation for a set of observations or possible answer to a scientific question...if then statement

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Photosynthesis

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light-collecting units of the choloroplast

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Nitrogen Fixation

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Process of converting nitrogen gas into ammonia

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Solute

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substance that is dissolved in a solvent to make a solution

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Solution

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mixture of two or more substances in which the molecules of the substances are evenly distributed

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Solvent

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Substance in which solute is dissolved to form a solution

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Amino Acid

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Compound with an amino group(-NH2) on one end and a carboxyl group(-COOH) on the other end

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Lipid

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macromolecule made mainly from carbon and hydrogen atoms; includes fats, oils, & waxes

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Hydrogen Bonds

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inkage fromed when oppositely charged parts of molecules are attracted to eachother

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Adhesion

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property of water molecules to cling to any hydrophilic substance