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population
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a group of one species that live in the same place and enviorment
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a theory
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speculation or assumption (hypothosis) that has not been verified
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abiotic
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anything that is non-living
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acid
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anything with a PH lower than 7-more H ions than OH ions
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active transport
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molecular movement that depends on imput of energy
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adenine
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one of the bases that form part of a nucleotide and the structures that are in dna chains.
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ATP/adenosine triphosphate
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contains energy, composed of sugar
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alleles
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alternative forms of a gene
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ammonia
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NH3 nitrogen and hydrogen
gas that is soluble in water |
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electron
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negatively charged particle that spins around the nucleus
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element
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can be broken down chemically into other substances
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isotope
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orbital shell
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anaerobic
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doesnt require oxygen
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analogous traits
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same function not the same history/ convergent evolution
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angiosperm
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flowering plants
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aphids
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insects that feed on plants
6 legs, anthropods |
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atom
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matter that cannot be subdivided without losing essential properties
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atomic nuclei
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atomic number
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number of protons in the nucleus
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atomic weight
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neutrons and protons
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bacteria
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ribosomes
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base
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PH higher than 7
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beetles
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behavior
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actions performed by an organism in response to the enviorment or other organisms/ can be selected for natural selection
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biological species concept
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biome
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large areas like tropical areas or deserts
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biotic
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living portion of an ecosystem
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butterflys
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arthopods, 4 wings
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calvin cycle
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1.)in photosynthesis light reaction-gives of energy
2.)CO2 to organic energy |
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carbohydrate
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sugars and their polymers
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carbon dioxide
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CO2 life cycle
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cell
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molucule of life
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cell wall
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protects and gives shape to cell
bacteria-pepticglycan plants-cellulose fungi-chitin prokaryotic-peptidoglycan animal-dont have one |
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central dogma
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explains flow of info from one molucule to the next
DNA>RNA>protein |
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centriole
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helps in cell division
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centromere
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holds cromatids together
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cephalopoda
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squid,octopus
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cholesterol
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lipid,non-polar
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chromosomes
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carry information, 23 pair dipoid #
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class
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domain-3
kingdom,phylium,class, order,family,genus,species |
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community
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biotic factor within a ecosystem
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concentration gradient
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[HIGH] to [LOW]
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conclusions
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only after the end of an experiment
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conifer
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gymnosperms/seedless vascular
oldest and tallest are conifers |
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control group
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compare results
group of subjects not being studied |
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convergent evolution
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converge into analogeous structures
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covalent bond
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strongest chemical bond, shares electron pairs
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crossing over
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exchange of genetics/recombination
non-sister chromatids in prophase I of mitosis |
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cuttlefish
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cycads
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plants,gymnosperms
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cytokinesis
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stage after mitosis.forms 2 cells
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cytoplasm
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fluid that fills the inside of a cell
in eukaryotes cytoplasm contains the cell |
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cytosine
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in DNA and RNA
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molecular oxygen 02
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what humans require
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daughter cells
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2 of them, at the end of mitosis, 46 daughter cells and in miosis there are 4 and they are all genetically different
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diffusion
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movement of molucules from high to low
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dipoid
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2 sets of chromosomes
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directional selection
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one extreme trait-turkeys became to large cannot mate anymore
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disruptive selection
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selecting from both extremes
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disulfide bridges
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stabilizes structure of protein
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dominat gene
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earthworm
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annelids
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ecology
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study of biotic and abiotic factors
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ecosystem
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community of biological organisms and non-living components where organisms interact
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electrical charge
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enthalpy and entropy
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total and lost energy
15% oil 85% lost energy in a car |
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eukaryotic cells
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membrane bound organelles
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evolution
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change in alleles, change in frequencys in population
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fermentation
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process electrons
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ferns
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plant,vascular,no seeds or roots
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fertilization
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fusion of gametes
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flagella
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cell body of a prokaryote that aid in cell movement
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flatworms
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gametes
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are in sex cells;haploid
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gene flow
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migration cells one population to another
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genes
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stretch of DNA>protein
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genetic drift
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random change in allele frequencies over generations;a cause of evolution
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genetic material
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genetic variation
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mutation,crossing over,random segregation of chromosomes
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genetics
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heritable variation
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genus
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developed by carolus linnaeus;closely related species ex:race,family
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geology
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study of the earth
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ginkgos
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gymneosperm,vascular,
seed plants |
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glycolosis
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beginning of breakdown of sugar
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glycoproteins
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gnetophytes
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gymnosperms
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golgi apparatus
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tells proteins where to go
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Gregor Mendel
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pea plants;father of genetics
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guanine
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DNA & RNA
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gymnosperms
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vascular plants that do not produce seeds in protective structure, cone like structure
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haploid
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single copy of each chromosome 1 set
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Harold Urey
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model of atmosphere
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heterozygous
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geneotype of a trait which 2 alleles differ from eachother
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homologous
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features inherited from a common ancestor
same genetic history but may have different function |
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hybridization
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interbreeding of closely related species
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hydrogen bonds
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weak bond, attracted to anything negitivly charged
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hydrophilic
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attracted to water, polar molecules that form hydrogen bonds with water
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hydrophobic
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repelled by water;does not dissolve in water,non-polar
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hypertonic
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higher concentration of solutes
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hypotonic
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low solute concentration
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incomplete dominance
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both alleles are expressed
AB blood type |
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ion
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carries postive or neg. electrical charge
electron # does not equal proton # |
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isotonic
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equal solute concentrations
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lipid bilayers
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phospholipids
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lysosome
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breakdown organic enzymes
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