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25 Cards in this Set
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the charge of an atom
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nuetral
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where nonmetals are located on the periodic table
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the right of the stairsteps.
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protein that speeds up a reaction
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enzyme
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type of molecule that has an unequal area of charge.
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polar (water)
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the movement of material from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
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diffusion
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3 different types of passive transport
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osmosis, diffusion, and facilitated diffusion
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lactic acid and alcoholic fermentation are types of this kind of respiration
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anaerobic
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how bases bond to DNA
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A bonds to T and C bonds to G
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the number of steps in cell division
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6
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the force that holds the two strands of DNA together
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base pairing
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how mutations are passed on to offspring
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meiosis
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the term used to to descrive a single set of chromosomes?
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haploid
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the minimum number of point mutations that can cause DNA to code for a different acid.
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one
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causes of mutations
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chemicals, viruses, high temperature, readiation, and pollutant.
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why bacteria and fungi are important parts of our environment
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they decompose nutrients and and return nutrients to the soil.
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carnivores that feed on organisms that either died naturally or killed by other organisms
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scavengers
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the group noble gases are located in
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group 18
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what is an isotope
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atoms of the same element that have the same number of protons but a different number of nuetrons.
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wazy or oily compounds
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lipids
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short hairlike projections that aid in movement
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cilia
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what is active transport
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an energy requiring process
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the reactants for respiration
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oxygen and glucose
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organisms that are not relative to life in an area?
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exotic
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a plants role in the carbon cycle photosynthesis
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to produce organic carbon compounds called carbohydrates
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the number of steps in the scientific method
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six
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