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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Biology | The study of life |
| Chemical reaction | When one set of chemicals is changed into a different set |
| What is the energy required for a chemical reaction to get started? | Activation energy |
| Catalyst | A sbustance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction |
| A solution containing concentration of H+ ions higher than pure water are called? | Acids |
| What do you call tiny particles of light energy? | Photons |
| What is the difference between eukaryotes and prokaryotes? | Eukaryotes have a nucleus and prokayotes don't |
| Diffusion | Movement from high to low |
| What does it mean when a solution is in equilibrium? | Levels of solute are the same inside and out of cell |
| What is the main difference between active and passive transport? | Active requires energy and passive doesn't |
| Osmosis | Movement of water fromm high to low |
| Organisms that make their own food are called what? | Autotrophs producers |
| Heterotroph | Gets energy from other organisms |
| What do you call the electrons that are available for making bonds? | Valence electrons |
| What does a buffer do? | Keep the pH constant |
| Why does the activity of enzymes usually decrease at temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius? | Because the enzyme's shape can change |
| What term refers to cells having different jobs in an organism? | Specialization |
| What happens to the surface area to volume ratio as cells get larger? | The volume gets larger faster than the surface area |
| What is the difference between and idea and a hypothesis? | Hypothesis is an educated guess |
| What organic compound is the main source of energy for living things? | glucose |
| How are covalent bonds formed? | sharing of electrons |
| How are ionic bonds formed? | Atoms that are brought together because of charge differnces |
| Isotope | An atom that has gained or lost neutrons. |