click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
FINAL REVIEW
STUDY GUIDE
| Question | Answer | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| P.H.E.O.C (Problem, Hypothesis, Experiment, Observation, Conclusion) | SCIENTIFIC METHOD | IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM - 1ST STEP OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD |
| INDEPENDENT VARIABLE | WHAT CHANGES IN THE EXPERIMENT | JANSEN’S TOOTHPASTE: TOOTHPASTE (INDEPENDENT VARIABLE) WHITENESS OF TEETH (DEPENDENT VARIABLE) |
| DEPENDENT VARIABLE | THE “RESULTS” OF WHAT IS MEASURED | EXPERIMENTS INCLUDE SEVERAL CONSTANT FACTORS AND 1 VARIABLE BEING TESTED |
| OBSERVATION | PROCESS OF INFORMATION GAINED BY SENSES | PARENT CELLS HAVE 50 CHROMOSOMES THEN THE 2 DAUGHTER CELLS WILL HAVE 50 CHROMOSOMES |
| CONTROL GROUP | WHAT IS BEING COMPARED IN THE EXPERIMENT | |
| GRADUATED CYLINDER | USED TO MEASURE THE VOLUME OF A LIQUID | |
| ELEMENTS | A PURE SUBSTANCE THAT CANNOT BE BROKEN DOWN | |
| GROUPS | VERTICAL COLUMS IN THE PERIODIC TABLE | |
| PERIODS | HORIZONTAL COLUMNS IN THE PERIODIC TABLE | |
| MIXTURES | CONTAIN 2 OR MORE ELEMENTS PHYSICALLY COMBINED | |
| COMPOUNDS | CONTAIN 2 OR MORE ELEMENTS CHEMICALLY COMBINED | |
| PHYSICAL STATES OF MATTER: | SOLID, LIQUID, GAS, PLASMA | |
| MATTER | ANYTHING THAT HAS MASS; TAKES UP SPACE; MADE OF ATOMS | |
| COLOR & SHAPE | DESCRIBES THE APPEARANCE OF MATTER | |
| SOLID | HAS A DEFINITE SHAPE AND VOLUME | |
| GAS | MOLECULES BOUNCE OFF ONE ANOTHER RAPIDLY AND FREELY | |
| LIQUID | HAS A DEFINITE VOLUME, BUT NO DEFINITE SHAPE | |
| HEAT | THERMAL ENERGY FROM A WARMER TO A COOLER OBJECT | |
| CONDUCTION | TRANSFER OF HEAT FROM ONE SUBSTANCE TO ANOTHER | |
| FOSSIL FUELS | NON RENEWABLE ENERGY | |
| ASTRONOMY | THE STUDY OF EVERYTHING IN THE UNIVERSE | |
| TROPOSPHERE | THE LAYER OF THE ATMOSPHERE WHERE WEATHER OCCURS | |
| MOON PHASES | PHASES THAT FOLLOW THE WANING MOON | |
| METEOROLOGY | THE STUDY OF WEATHER | |
| PRECIPITATION | RAIN, SLEET, SNOW.. | |
| FRONT | BOUNDARY BETWEEN AIR MASSES | |
| SEASONS | HAPPENS BECAUSE OF EARTH’S REVOLUTION AND TILT | |
| HOMEOSTASIS | STABLE INTERNAL BALANCE | |
| REPRODUCTION | NECESSARY FOR THE SURVIVAL OF ALL SPECIES | |
| AUTOTROPHS | MAKES THEIR OWN FOOD USING THE SUN | |
| HETEROTROPHS | OBTAINS FOOD BY INGESTION | |
| PHOTOSYNTHESIS | WHEN PLANTS USE SUNLIGHT TO PRODUCE FOOD | |
| CHLOROPLASTS | SITE OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS | |
| CHLOROPHYLL | GREEN PIGMENT | |
| CELL | BASIC UNIT OF STRUCTURE IN ALL ORGANISMS | |
| CYTOPLASM | JELLY LIKE FLUID WHERE CHEMICAL REACTIONS TAKE PLACE | |
| NUCLEUS | WHERE GENETIC INFORMATION IS FOUND IN MOST ORGANISMS | |
| MITOCHONDRIA | PRODUCES ENERGY | |
| RIBOSOMES | MAKES PROTEINS | |
| AMINO ACIDS | THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF STRUCTURE | |
| DNA | GENETIC MATERIAL OF THE CELL | |
| CELLULAR RESPIRATION | PROCESS OF BREAKING DOWN FOOD TO MAKE ENERGY | |
| PASSIVE TRANSPORT | MOVEMENT OF MOLECULES ACROSS A CELL MEMBRANE WITHOUT ENERGY | |
| ACTIVE TRANSPORT | MOVEMENT OF MOLECULES ACROSS A CELL MEMBRANE WITH ENERGY | |
| OSMOSIS | MOVEMENT OF WATER MOLECULES ACROSS A CELL MEMBRANE WITHOUT ENERGY | |
| LIPID | MOLECULE OF FAT | |
| ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION | PRODUCES 2 IDENTICAL DAUGHTER CELLS | |
| METAPHASE | DNA LINED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CELL | |
| P.M.A.T (Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase) | 4 PHASES OF MITOSIS | |
| MEIOSIS | PRODUCES SEX CELLS (23 CHROMOSOMES) | |
| MITOSIS | PRODUCES BODY CELLS (46 CHROMOSOMES) | |
| GREGOR MENDEL | THE FATHER OF GENETICS | |
| GENETIC VARIATION | DIFFERENCES AMONG ORGANISMS THAT HELP THEM SURVIVE | |
| HEREDITY | PASSING TRAITS FROM PARENTS TO OFFSPRING | |
| PHENOTYPE | PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS THAT CAN BE SEEN | |
| BIOTIC FACTORS | ALL LIVING ORGANISMS | |
| ABIOTIC FACTORS | ALL NON LIVING ORGANISMS | |
| COMPETITION | WHEN 2 ORGANISMS RELY ON THE SAME FOOD SOURCE | |
| EVOLUTION | SPECIES CHANGE OVER TIME |