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30 Cards in this Set
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What is the international system of units and its abbreviation?
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It is the metric system of measurements and a way for all scientist to communicate world wide. (SI)
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What are the 7 types of scientists and what do they do?
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1. Marine Biologist- study organisms that live in the ocean
2. Emergency Medical Technician- provide medical attention for the people who need it 3. Veterinarian- doctors for animals 4. Physical Therapist- help people regain their strength 5. Physician- examine people and diagnoses illnesses 6. Botanist- study plants 7. Park Ranger- take care of parks |
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What does an organic compound always contain?
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carbon
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What is the main difference between active and passive transport?
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active- needs energy (moves from an area of lower to higher concentration)
passive- doesn't need energy (moves from an area of higher concentration to lower) |
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What do plants froduce after getting energy form the sun?
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oxygen and sugar
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HETEROTROPH
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inept to make their own food
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AUTOTROPHIC
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Can make their own food
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Raw materials in resperation is the same as what in photosynthsis?
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the end products
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When does lactic acid fermentation occur?
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when oxygen is low
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What do punnet squares show?
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all possable offspring combinations
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What do chromasomes carry?
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genes from pqarent to offspring
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When a virus invades a cell, what takes over the cells function?
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genetic material
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What is the job of vasscular tissue in plants?
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transports substances from one part to the other
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where do autotrophics get energy to make food?
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The sun
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How did the first cell survive?
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used chemicals in its surrounding for energy
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Why is it important for cells to have water?
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most chemical reactions occur in water
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Why does photosynthsis need sunlight?
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to make food and to get energy
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FERMENTATION
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production of energy by a cell without oxygen
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ALLELE
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different form of a gene
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PROBABILITY
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likelyhood an event will occur
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CHROMASOME THRORY OF INHERITANCE
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when genes are carried form parent to offspring on chromasomes
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GENETIC CODE
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Order of nitrogyn bases along a gene (ATGC)
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***What does the order of the bases along a gene determine?***
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the order of the amino acids put together to form a protien
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BIONOMICAL NOMENCLATTER
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Lenneau's way of classifying organisms. (today we include a species history)
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What do organisms that shair a revolutionary history also shair?
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a common ancestor
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OSMOSIS
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The diffusion of water molecules through a selectively permeable membrane.
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DIFFUSION
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The process by which molecules move from an area in which they are highly concentrated to an area in which they are less concentrated.
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SELECITIVLY PERMIABLE
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allows only certian materials to cross it
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what is the cell membrane and where is it located?
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protects the cell; located right above the cell wall (or in an animal cells case- located surrounding the cell)
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SCIENTIFIC DATA
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The facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observation.
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