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66 Cards in this Set
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If a parent cell has the genotype of CcBB, __ sex cells will be produced
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2
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_______ explains all the different breeds of dogs and cats
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selective breeding
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Darwin proposed natural selection as an explanation for ______
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evolution
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____ provide evidence for an extinct species
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fossils
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Mendel observed ______________ alleles
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dominant and recessive
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______ specializes in the study of heredity
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genetics
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the species of cprn, light and dark kernels, were developed by ______
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selective breeding
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______ results in the formation of new alleles
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mutation
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___,_____,_____ are ways humans influence the rate of species extinction
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mining, farming, and construction
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The fur color changes in a cat due tobody temperature because of _________________
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environmental influences on gene expression
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a function of proteins in your body is to _____________
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make structural body parts
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_________ are the main energy source of your body
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Carbohydrates
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The energy releasing process in cells whose waste is carbon dioxide and water is _________
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cellular respiration
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____ are groups of different tissues working together
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Organs
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_____ are the filtering, reabsorption, and secretion units of the kidney
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Nephrons
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____ help you to digest food
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enzymes
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DNA is the organic compound ________
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nucleic acid
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Oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged in the _____ of the lungs
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alveoli
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Homeostasis is maintained through _________ which helps the body return to normal state
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Negative feedback
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Types of cells working together make _____
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tissue
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If two atoms have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons, they will have the same ___________
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atomic number
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An isotope has an atomic number of 25 and a mass number of __
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50
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During beta-particles emission, a neutron splits into _________
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a proton and an electron
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For a radioactive substance, halflife is NOT determined by __________________________________
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the mass of a given sample, the temperature by which the substance is stored, and the presence of magnetic fields
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__________ have almost the same mass
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protons and neutrons
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_____ best represents Dalton;s mental image of an atom
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a marble
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____________ best represents Thomson's mental image of an atom
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A chocolate-chip cookie
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Based on his expirement, Rutherford concluded that atoms were _________
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mainly empty space
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A _____ would not be defected by a magnetic field
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neutron
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A transmutation involving the release of alpha particles produces atoms whos atomic number has _____________
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decreased by 2
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A transmutation involving the release of beta particles produces atoms whose atomic number has ____________
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increased by 1
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The fluorescent screen in Rutherford's experiment was designed to ___________
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detect changed particles
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The nucleus is held together by ___________
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the strong nuclear force
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A 10 gram sample from a healthy 200 year old redwood would contain _________ carbon-14 as a 10 gram sample from a 20 year old redwood sampling
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the same amount
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Iodine-131 would make a good tracer element because __________________
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it is absorbed mainly by cells in the thyroid
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When Mendeleev made his arrangement of the elements in a table, he found that elements with ______________ fell into groups on the table
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similar properties
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Every element has its own atomic number. The atomic number is the number _______ in the nucleus of an atom of the elements
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protons
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In the modern periodic table, elements are arranfed according to increasing ________
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atomic number
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Elements in groups 3 through 12 of the periodic table are called __________
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transition elements
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A major difference between the two rows of inner transition elements is that the lanthanides ______________________________
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have no uses while the actinides have many
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The particles that make up an atom are ____________
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protons, neutrons, and electrons
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Dot diagrams are used to represent ________________
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outer electrons
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__________ is the name given to the units that make up covalently bonded compounds
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molecules
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Aspartame is an artificial sweetener; its formula is C13H16N2O5. ______ has the largest number of atoms
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Hydrogen
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___ is not likely to have ionic bonds
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CH4
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The energy levels of an atom are occupied by _____
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electrons
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the maximum number of electrons in the second energy level of an atom is ______
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eight
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In carbon dioxide, each oxygen atom shares four electrons with the carbon atom. this is called a ______________
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double covalent bond
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_-_ is a polar bond
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O-H
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__ is the group number for elements that have a stable number of electrons in their outer energy level
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18
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In the compound, H2O, the elctrons in the bonds are unequally shared between oxygen and hydrogen, forming _________
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polar bonds
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Forces that are equal in size but opposite in direction are _________
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balanced forces
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if gravity did not affect the path of a horizontally thrown ball, the ball would ___________
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travel horizontally
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Newtons first law of motion states that an object remains at rest unless a ___ force acts on it
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net
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Air resistance ______ as you move faster
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increases
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the force you have to overcome to start an object moving is __________
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static friction
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Whenever a body is in motion, there is always _______ to oppose the motion
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friction
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the upward force on an object falling through the air is _____________
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air resistance
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The relationship among force, mass, and acceleration is stated in ______________________________
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newtons second law of motion
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a feather falls through the air more slowly than a brick because of ___________
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air resistance
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According to newtons second law of motion, _______
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a=Fnet
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A 3000-N force gives an object an acceleration of 15 m/s^2. Th mass of the object is _____
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200kg
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a 300-N force acts on a 25-kg object. the acceleration of the object is ____
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12 m/s^2
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The statement "for every action, there is an equal but opposite reaction" is a statement of ____________
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newton's third law
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with action-reaction forces, ______________________
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the forces are created at the same time
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when a diver jumps off a diving board, gravity pulls him or her down to the water. the reaction forces to Earth's gravity is that the
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air resistance slows the diver
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