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Biology
My midterm for 9th BiologyCP
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Biosphere | all the parts of the planet that in inhabited by living things |
| Ecosystem | community of living things in an area |
| Community | |
| Population | |
| Organism | Vidual living things |
| Organ System | Combination of parts forming a more complex organization |
| Organ | Several types of tissue together may make up a structure called an organ |
| Tissue | A group of similar cells that together form preform a similar function |
| Cell | Life's basic unit of structure and function |
| Scientific Inquiry | Using questions about nature and then using observations to answer those questions |
| Observation | The use of all senses |
| Data | Recorded observations |
| Analysis | |
| Hypothesis | A suggested answer to a well defined scientific question |
| Prediction(if....then) | Cause and effect ex. If the batteries are dead then you replace them with new ones |
| Problem Statement | |
| Qualitative data | Form of descriptions |
| Quantitative | The amount or how many, measurements |
| Evidence | Collected body of data from observations and experiments |
| Dependent Variable | |
| Independent Variable | |
| Control | |
| Controlled experiment | A experiment that tests the effect of a single variable |
| Inference | A logical conclusion based on observations |
| Conclusion | |
| Generalization | Put together many specific observations to reach a general conclusion |
| Theory | A well tested explanation that makes sense of a great variety of scientific observations |
| Model | Physical, Mental, or mathematical representations of how people understand a process or an idea |
| Cell Theory | All living things are composed of cells |
| Cell | Basic unit of living matter |
| Unicellular | Organisms made up of just 1 single cell |
| Multicellular | Organisms made up of many cells |
| Prokaryotes | DNA is not separated from rest of the cell |
| Eukaryotes | Contain nuclei that separate DNA from rest of cell |
| Plant Cells | |
| Animal Cells | |
| Plant Cell vs. Animal Cell vs. Bacterial Cell | |
| Cytoplasm | Entire region of the cell between the nucleus and the plasma membrane |
| Cell Wall | Protects the animal cell and maintains its shape |
| Plasma Membrane ; Characteristics and the type of materials that can pass through the plasma membrane | |
| Phosholipid Bilayer | that surrounds the organelle or cell |
| Fluid mosaic model of plasma membrane | |
| Mitochondria | the sites where cellular respiration occurs |
| Golgi Body or Apparatus | An organelle that modifies, stores, and routes proteins and other chemical products to their destinations |
| Chloroplast | Photosynthetic organelles found in some cells of plants and algae |
| Chromatin | A combination of DNA and protein molecules |
| Centriole |