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bio
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a group of independent organisms in a particular environment is an | community |
| organisms that break down complex compounds and dead tissue | decomposers |
| all the living and nonliving things in a selected area form a | ecosystem |
| particular environment to which a particular species is adapted is its | habitat |
| the special role and place of an organism within its habita is its | niche |
| an animal that eats both plants and animals | omnivore |
| members of a single species that occupy a common area form an | population |
| animals that feed only on dead organisms are | scavengers |
| two or more elements chemically combined | compound |
| pure substances which cannot be broken down into other substances by ordinary chemicals | element |
| protein that is a biological catalyst | enzyme |
| molecule that binds to an enzyme | substrate |
| minimum amounts of energy required for reactants to form products | activation energy |
| substance that lowers energy needed to start a chemical reaction | catalyst |
| substances that release hydrogen ions when dissolves in water | acid |
| substances that release hyrdoxiode ions when dissolved in water | bases |
| acids and bases are key substances in | biology |
| the concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution | pH |
| pure water is | neutral |
| weal acids or weak bases that can react with strong acids or strong bases to keep the pH within a particular range | buffers |
| all life on earth | biosphere |
| atoms of the same element that differ in the number of neutrons they contain. | isotopes |
| transfer of electrons- ions | ionic |
| sharing of pair of electrons- molecules | covalent |
| as group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms. | biomine |
| group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring | speicies |
| acids (ions) | H+ ions |
| bases (ions) | OH- ions |
| chemical bonds | ionic and covalent |
| made up of atoms | matter |
| basic unit of matter | atoms |
| macro molecules that contain nitrogen as well as carbon, hydrogen and oxygen | protien |