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Flashcards by nick.teutsch, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by nick.teutsch
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| Question | Answer |
| Hypothesis | Scientific Guess |
| Refraction | Bending of a Light Ray |
| Biology | Study of cells, or organisms |
| Biogenesis | Production of living things from other living organisms |
| Endothermic | Heat, Absorption during chemical reactions |
| Activation Energy | Least amount of energy needed for a chemical reaction |
| Ion | Charged atoms |
| Matter | Anything with mass and takes up space |
| Osmosis | Diffusion of water molecules, through semipermeable membrane |
| Hydrolosis | Compound is split into other compounds when reacting with water |
| Transcription | Genetic info on DNA used to combine strands of RNA. |
| Turgor Pressure | When Plant cell either lack water or have too much. |
| Absorption | Taking in and being able to retain a liquid. |
| Colonial Cells | Individual Organisms of same species living together for a benefit |
| Nucleus | Headquarters of a cell |
| Hypotonic | Lower concentrated solute compared to another |
| Aerobic | Requiring oxygen |
| Cellular Resperation | Breaking down of food to release energy. |
| Fermentation | Metabolic process that converts carbs into: Starches, sugars, and alcohol |
| Catabolism | Destructive metabolism |
| Gene | Segment of DNA resulting in a specific trait |
| Segregation | Separation of pairs of homologous chromosomes during gamete formation |
| Autosomes | Any chromosome other than sex, X or Y chromosome. |
| Sex-Linked | Inherited characteristic on either the X or Y Chrom. |
| Pedigree | Chart showing lineage of a family |
| Triploid | Chromosome # that is 3 times haploid # which is 23. |
| Haploid # | Half the diploid #, so 23 chromosomes |
| Lethal Gene | A Gene mutation that can result in death |
| Aneuploidy | Error in cell division, result is abnormal # of chroms. |
| Germ Mutation | Heritable variation in the linage of germ cells |
| Gene Pool | All alleles in a specific population. |
| Variations | Differences in something |
| Amniocentesis | Sample taken to see how well health is of a baby before birth. |
| Gene Expression | The dominant gene in DNA that is showing |
| Recombinant DNA | Certain genes from other dna sliced into an older strand of dna |
| Plasmid | Circular piece of Dna, mostly in bacteria |
| Anthropology | Study of other people |
| Antediluvian | Term used for time before the flood |
| Control Group - Experimental Group- | Control group does not recieve test variable. Experimental group does recieve variable |
| Conclusion | valid results of a science experiment |
| Microscope Resolution | Shows objects very close to see if obj. is really one or two really close to each other. |
| Subatomic particles in nucleus | Neutrons, and protons |
| Acid and base combination forms | Neutralization of water and salt |
| When does diffusion stop | When equilibrium is reached |
| Semipermeable | Liquid is able to pass through |
| Blood Buffers | Maintain constant PH level |
| Two basic components of Physical Universe | Matter and Energy |
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