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Biology Vocab 1st
Honor's Biology vocabulary list for the first nine weeks.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ose | sugar |
| ase | ensymes |
| in | proteins |
| lyse | to destroy |
| synth | to build |
| Cytoplasm | living material in the cell |
| Organelles | parts of the cell that do different jobs |
| Autotrophs | plants |
| ATP | Primary energy source, Adenisine Triphosphate |
| Prokaryotes | Simplest cells, do not have a nucleus or membrane-bound organelles |
| Eukaryotes | More complex cells, has a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles |
| Unicellular | Living organisms made up of one cell |
| Multicellular | Living organism made up of many specialized cells |
| Asexual | Involves a single organism or cell, cell divides, offspring are identical to parent |
| Sexual | Involves two parents, offspring is different from parents |
| Zygote | Egg fertilized by sperm |
| Metabolism | break down of food in body |
| Cellular Respiration | Cells releasing chemical energy stored in food |
| Zoology | Study of animals |
| Mycology | Study of fungi |
| Ichthyology | Study of fish |
| Botany | Study of plants |
| Bryology | Study of moss |
| Entomolgy | Study of insects |
| Graminology | Study of grass |
| Phycology | Study of algea |
| Ornithology | Study of birds |
| Pure Science | Studying science just for knowledge |
| Applied Science | Taking science you know and applying it |
| Theory | Based on observation, but not proved |
| Law | Fact |
| Independent Variable | Manipulate |
| Dependent Variable | Measuable |
| Observation | Things you have seen and experienced |
| Inferences | Judging something by it's appearance |
| Peer Review | Review done by others |
| Law and Policy | Goverment |
| Informed Consent | The risks provided with medicine and when the doctor asks if the patient has any questions |
| Universal Precautions | Think the worst until proven otherwise |
| Qualitative Research | Based on observation |
| Quantitative Research | Deals with numbers |
| Prokaryote | Bacteria |
| Matter | Everything in the universe is composed of matter |
| Mass | Quantity of matter an object has |
| Weight | Pull of gravity on an object |
| Subatomic particle | Simplest particle of an element |
| ion | charged particle and has energy |
| Nucleus | The central core of the atom, it contains protons and neutrons |
| Protons | A positively charged part of the atom that is in the nucleus |
| Neutrons | A neutrally charged part of the atom that is in the nucleus |
| Atomic Mass | The protons and neutrons added together |
| Electrons | negatively charged high energy particles |
| Compound | A pure substance made up of two or more elements |
| Chemical formula | Shows the kind and proportion of atoms of each element that occurs in a particular compound |
| Molecules | The simplest part of a substance that retains all of the properties of the substance exists in a free state. |
| Covalent bonds | When two atoms share one or more pairs of electrons |
| Negative ions | Atoms that gain electrons |
| ETC | Makes ATP |
| Electromagnetic Spectrum | The recorded data of wave lengths |
| Visible Spectrum | The only spectrum we can see |
| Gamma Waves | Used in radioactive |
| Entropy | A state of constant motion |
| Volume | Amount of something contented |
| Chemical Reactions | A reaction where you can't return it back to its original form |
| Physical Reactions | A reaction where you can return it back to its original form |
| Exothermic | Heat is being released |
| Endothermic | Physical reaction |
| Oxidation Reaction | reactant loses electrons to become more positive |
| Reduction Reaction | reactant gains electrons becoming more negative |
| Solutions | A mixture of two or more substances |
| Buffers | Things that can adjust |
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