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intro to bio
intro to bio vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| biology | the study of life |
| homeostasis | the maintenance of internal conditions |
| control | the variable that does NOT change |
| hyppothesis | an eudicated guess/prediction that you make about the expirament |
| experimental setup | the variables & setup of an experiment |
| hydrogen bond | forms between slightly charged hydrogen atoms |
| amino acid | an organic compound with carboxl and amino |
| DNA | a double stranded molecule that holds genetic info |
| growth | using energy for motabalism |
| organism | a living thing with at least one cell |
| data | facts and numbers collected together for research and reference |
| theory | explains a wide range of obserrvations |
| enzyme | a protein that catalyzes chemical reactions from organisms |
| development | using energy for motabilism |
| reproduction | the generation of another organism through asexual or sexual |
| dependent variable | the the variable that is changed as a result of the independent variable |
| independent variable | the variable that is deliberately changed |
| constant | the variable that does not change |
| chitin | forms the exoskeleton of arthropods |
| proton | part of the nucleus, with positive charge |
| electron | surrounds the nucleus of the atom and has a negative charge |
| neutron | in the nucleus of the atom and has a nutural charge |
| ion | atom that has lost or gained an electron |
| energy | available power coming from sugars in plants |
| response | the reaction given for a stimulus |
| experiment | the process that tests a hypothesis |
| covalent bond | formed when atoms share electrons |
| cellulose | an intert carb in almost all cell walls |
| scientific method | OPHEOC |
| polar molecules | has slightly charged molecules |
| stimulus | something that causes a physicological response |
| lipid | a nonpolar molecule that consists of carbon hydrogen and oxygen |
| carbohydrate | a molecule composed of carbon hydrogen and oxygen (a lipid) |
| glycogen | a polysacccharide similar to starch |
| enviornment | the surroundings, condidtion of air, earth, water etc. |
| atom | the smallest unit of matter |
| molecule | 2/more atoms held together by covalent bonds |
| steroid | lipid, EX: cholesteral |
| hemoglobin | an iron rich protein that allows blood to absorb oxygen |
| phosphilipid | a molecule that forms a double layered cell membrane |
| ionic bonds | formed between oppisitly charged ions |
| nucleic acid | genetic material glue |
| protein | a polymere made of aminoacids and peptide bonds |
| nucleotide | monomer that forms dna |
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