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38 Cards in this Set
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What is matter made of?
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atoms
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What is something made up of only one kind of atom?
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element
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What is anything that takes up space and has mass?
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matter
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What is the ability to cause change called?
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energy
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What Two or more elements make up________?
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compounds
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What is formed when different atoms share their outermost electrons?
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molecular compounds
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What are electrically charged atoms called?
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ions
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What are electically neutral compounds called?
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ionic compounds
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What is a combination of substances in which individual substances keep their own properties called?
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mixtures
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Name the three kinds of mixtures.
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solids, liquids, gases
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What is the substance called when a chemical reaction happens in a living organism?
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solution
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What is formed when a liquid or gas has another substance spread evenly throughout it?
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suspension
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What supplies energy for all life's processes?
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carbohydrates
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What are organic compounds that do not mix with water called?
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lipids
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What are made up of amino acids, are the building blocks of organisms, and have amino acids and enzymes in them?
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Proteins
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What is the molecules that store important genetic information called?
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nucleic acid
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What are ore compounds made of elements other than carbon called?
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Inorganic compounds
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What is the most important inorganic compound?
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water
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What is the inorganic compound that living things depend on for survival?
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water
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What is the movement of substances through the cell membrane without the input of energy called?
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passive transport
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What is the random movement of molecules from a crowded area to an empty area called?
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diffusion
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What is it called when the number of molecules of two areas is equal?
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equilibrium
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What does every cell in your body use?
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oxygen
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What is the diffusion of water called?
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osmosis
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What is it called when cells need the help of transport proteins to enter the cell?
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facilitated transport
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What is it called when an input of energy is needed to move materials through a cell?
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active transport
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What is the process of taking substances into a cell by surrounding it with the cell membrane called?
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endocytosis
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What is it called when the content of a vesicle is released by the cell?
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exocytosis
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What is made when the cell encloses on itself to transport and store substances?
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vesicles
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What is the total of all chemical reactions in an organism called?
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metabolism
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What do enzymes allow to take place?
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chemical reactions
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What do plants use to make food?
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photosynthesis
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What uses chlorophyll to capture sunlight energy to make food?
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photosynthesis
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What do plants use as food for growth, maintenance, and reproduction?
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carbohydrates
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What are chemical reactions that break down food molecules ?
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respiration
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Where does the breakdown of carbohydrates happen?
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mitochondria
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What is it called when some of the cells in glucose molecules are released if there isn't enough oxygen for respiration
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fermentation
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How are photosynthesis, respiration, and fermentation related?
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What's produced in one process is used in the other
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