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40 Cards in this Set
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The virus that causes AIDS
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HIV
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In what region of the body is the Humerus found?
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Arms
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What kind of cells are important part of the immune system?
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White blood cells
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Positive charge of an atom
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proton
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The process of cellular respiration in animal cells occurs in which organelle?
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Mitochondria
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The purpose of Mitosis?
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To produce genetically identical copies of cells
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Amoebas are single-celled organisms that eat by surrounding and engulfing its food. This process...
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Phagocytosis
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What kinds of energy does a glass that falls off a table onto the floor illustrate?
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Potential energy converted to kinetic energy
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White light from the sun is
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a mixture of all the colors of the visible spectrum
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What kind of materials could serve as possible conductors?
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Metals (Silver, Copper ect.....)
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The electrical current used in most everyday appliances?
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AC - Alternating Current
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Human blood has a pH of about 7.4, if the pH were to change to 6.9 this indicates
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an increase in acidity
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Which planet would most likely have a temperature of 800°F?
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Mercury
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Igneous rock forms from
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molten magma within the earth that cools and solidifies
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Does warm air have more or less atmospheric pressure than cold air.
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Less atmospheric pressure
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Which kingdom consists of eukaryotic, single-celled organisms
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Protista Kingdom
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A water shortage has resulted in restricted, small quantities of water to drink. What hormone...
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anti-diuretic hormone
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In humans, the trait for dimpled chins is dominant. Not having a dimpled chin is recessive....
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3/4 Dimpled, 1/4 Non-Dimpled
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What disease results from vitamin deficiency?
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Rickets
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True or False - A burning match involves a chemical reaction?
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True
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What kind of a reaction happens when you burn a match?
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A Chemical Reaction
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You are stranded in a desert. After some time you notice a pool of water off in the distance....
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Refraction of light rays off the sand creating a false image
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What is the most prevelant current theory to explain the appearance of deep holes and craters...
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Metoroids
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One atom of Carbon has an atomic weight of 12 units; another atom of Carbon weighs 14 units....
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Isotopes
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Diabetes mellitus results from the malfunction of
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Insulin
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A person who is a carrier for sickle cell anemia is genetically
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Heterozygous for the trait
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Monocots and dicots are groups of
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Angiosperms
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What two respiratory gases are carried by red blood cells?
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O2 and CO2
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A nucleus is found in
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Eukaryotic cells
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A list of the elements in order of increasing atomic number is called the
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Periodic Table
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Polar molocules attracted to water are
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hydrophilic
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An archaeologist found an insect in a layer of clay, a fern in a layer of sand, a crustacean...
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Amphibian
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What natural disaster is associated with seismic activity and recorded by a seismograph?
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Earthquake
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True or Fales - Vitamins and Minerals are part of the basic food groups?
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False
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What is synthesized by ribosomes?
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Protiens
(Ribosomes are organelles that help translate amino acids into proteins.) |
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An atom with 8 protons, 12 neutrons, and 8 electrons has an atomic number of
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8
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Atmospheric gases that allow light to enter the atmosphere but do not allow heat to exit create...
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Greenhouse Effect
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A molocule is
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a combination of two or more atoms
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When you sprinkle regular table salt on food, the salt will
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dissociate by a decomposition reaction
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Chewing is necessary for digestion because it
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increases the surface area of food exposed to enzymatic action
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