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17 Cards in this Set
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Name the characteristics of living things |
1. Made of cells 2. Obtain and use energy 3. Grow and develop 4. Reproduce 5. Respond to their environment 6. Adapt to their environment |
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Basic of units (mass, length, etc.) of SI |
International System of Units |
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What is a "controlled experiment"?
What does it test? |
A scientific investigation in which both the control group and experimental group(s) are kept under similar variables apart from the factor under study so that the effect or influence of that factor can be identified or determined. |
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What is the most abundant compound in living things? |
Water |
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What is an enzyme? |
A substance produced by a living organism that acts as a catalyst to bring about a specific biochemical reaction. |
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Draw the parts of an atom and their charges |
(student to draw on separate paper) |
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Covalent bond |
a chemical bond that involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms. |
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Ionic bond |
bonding between a non-metal and a metal |
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Diffusion |
spreading of something more widely |
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Esmosis |
process by which molecules of a solvent tend to pass through a semi-permeable membrane from a less concentrated solution into a more concentrated one |
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Organism |
and individual animal, plant or single-celled life form |
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Population |
all the inhabitants of a particular town, area or country |
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Community |
a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common |
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Ecosystem |
a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment |
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Biosphere |
regions of the surface, atmosphere and hydrosphere of the earth occupied by living organisms |
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Producers (autotrophs) |
any green plant or any various microorganisms that convert light energy or chemical energy into organic matter |
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Consumers (heterotrophs) |
organism of an ecological food chain that receive energy by consuming other organisms |
