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16 Cards in this Set
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DEFINE: Metaphase
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When the chromosomes line up in mitosis
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DEFINE: Lysosomes
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Cellular organelle that contains enzymes. Are considered digestive.
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DEFINE: Mitosis
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Process by which organs repair themselves
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True or False
Enzymes operate most efficiently at optimum pH. |
False
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Cholesterol that is known as (LDL) stands for
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Low-density lipoproteins
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Litmus paper that is blue will turn/stay _____ in the presence of a strong base.
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Blue
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Breathing properly requires the presence of what compound that affects surface tension of alveoli in the lungs?
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Surfactant
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List the functions of the kidneys
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1. Secretion
2. Reabsorption 3. Filtration |
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The functional unit of the kidney is known as?
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Pyramid
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What are the formulas that indicate the ideal gas law
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PV= knT or PV=RnT
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List the characteristics or properties of a gas
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1. Volume
2. Mass 3. Pressure |
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DEFINE: Archimedes' principle
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An object immersed in a fluid is buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object
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Liquids that evaporate quickly are known as _____ liquids.
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Volatile
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DEFINE: Overtones
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High frequency sound waves are known as
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The first American to win a Nobel Prize was ______ for measuring the speed of light.
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Albert Michelson
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Hepatic duct
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The anatomical structure connects the stomach and the mouth
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