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Science CRCT Review

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Abiotic Factor   A factor in an ecosystem that is non-living  
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Asexual Reproduction   reproduction by 1 organism  
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Autotroph   Organism that makes its own food through photosynthesis  
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Animalia   The kingdom for all animals  
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Allele   Form of a gene  
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Adaptation   Genetic change to help an organism survive in an environment  
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Adrenal Gland   one of the two endocrine glands located above each kidney  
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Antibody   a protein made by B cells that binds to a specific antigen  
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Benthic Zone   The Region of the ocean along the sea floor  
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binary fission   THe process in which a parent cell makes a copy of its genetic material and then divides into two cells with identical genetic material  
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Biome   A group of similair ecosystems that are charectized by climate,precipitation, and the tpes of organisms that live there.  
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10% rule   10% of original energy goes to next tropic level  
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acquired trait   traits that are not inherited from parents but are like adaptations  
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active immunity   the immunity that results from the production of antibodies by the immune system in response to the presence of antigens  
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adaptation   A change in an animals behavior to survive  
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alveoli   tiny air sacs of the lungs where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged  
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archaebacteria   unicellular prokaryotes that reproduce asexually. a modern taxonomic system made up of prokaryotes that differ from other Ps in the makeup of their cell walls + genetics  
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artery   carrys blood away from heart  
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atrium   the upper chamber of the heart  
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bias   prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another  
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binomial nomenclature   the system of nomenclature in which 2 terms are used to denotate a species of a living organism the first one indicating the genus + the second for specific animal  
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biodiversity   the number and variety of organisms in a given area during a specific period of time  
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biosphere   the part of earth where life exists  
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biotic factor   Living factor in an ecosystem  
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bladder   sac holding urine  
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body fossil   bone of body fossilized  
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bone   Structure in body holding body stable, makes blood  
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brain   the mass of nerve tissue that is the main control center of the nervous system  
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brainstem   stem going to spinal cord from brain  
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bronichole   smaller tubes coming out of each bronchus branch  
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bronchus   one of the two tubes that connect the lungs with the trachea  
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budding   type of reproduction of bacteria  
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capillary   a tiny blood vessel that allows an exchange between blood and cells in tissue  
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carbohydrate   molecules made of sugar  
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carbon cycle   the movement of carbon from the nonliving environment into living things and back  
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cardiac muscle   involuntary muscle found only in the heart  
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carnivore   animal that eats meat  
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carrying capacity   the largest population that an environment can support at any given time  
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cartilage   flexible tissue  
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cell   basic unit of all living things  
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cell cycle   cycle of cells living and dying  
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cell membrane   soft outer 'shell' of cell, porous  
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cell theory   all organisms are made up of one or more cells'; basic unit of life; all cells come from existing cells  
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cell wall   wall that protects cell  
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cellular respiration   the process by which cells use oxygen to produce energy from food  
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central nervous system   the brain and the spinal cord; its main function is to control the flow of information in the body  
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chemical digestion   large molecules broken down into nutrients  
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chloroplast   an organelle found in plant and algae cells where photosynthesis occurs  
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chromosome   in a eukaryotic cell, one of the structures in the nucleus that are made up of DNA and protein; in a prokaryotic cell, the main ring of DNA  
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circulatory   the system that circulates blood + lymph throuhg the body  
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class   level of classification  
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classification   the division of organisms into groups, or classes, based on specific characteristics  
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cloning   Making a genetically identical organism  
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codominance   a condition in which both alleles of a gene pair in a hetero zygote are fully expressed with neither on bieng dominant  
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commensalism   a relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected  
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community   all of the populations of species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other  
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competition   struggle to get resources  
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conclusion   the end or finish of something; a judgement or decision based on reasoning  
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cytoplasm   what the organelles float around in the cell  
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coniferous forest   cone, needle like leaves, evergreen producing trees are conifers  
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control group   Factor in an experiment that is a test with a controlled experiment.  
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controlled group   something that is used as a constant and unchanging standard of comparison in scientific experimentation  
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cytoskeloton   the cytoplasmic network of protein filaments that plays an essential role in cell movement, shape, + division  
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controlled experiment   an experiment that tests only one factor at a time by using a comparison of a control group with an experiment group  
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consumer   an organism that consumes another  
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dominant trait   the trait observed in the first generation when parents that have different traits are bred  
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decidous   shedding its leaves annually  
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dentrification   the loss or removal of nitrogen or nitrogen compounds  
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development   the process of changing or being changed  
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DNA replication   the process of making an identical copy at a section of duplex DNA using existing DNA as a template for the synthesis of new DNA strands  
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DNA   Deoxyribonucleic acid. a molecule that is present in all living cells and contains info for cells ( RECIPE FOR ALL LIVING THINGS !!! )  
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Digestive system   the organs thta break down food so that it can be used by the body  
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Diaphragm   a dome shaped muscle that is attached to the lower ribs + that functions as the main muscle in respiration.  
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Diffusion   the movement of particles from higher to lower density  
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Desert   A region that has little or no plant life, long periods w/out rain, extreme temperatures; usually found in hot climates  
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Dependent Variable   variable that depends on independent variable  
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Decomposer   organisms that decompose deceased organisms, recycles nutrients  
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Data   a piece of information acquired through observation or experimentation  
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Excretory system   gets rid of solid waste from body  
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Environment   the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives in or operates  
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Enzyme   breaks some nutrients into smaller particles that the body can use  
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experimental Group   a group of subjects who are exposed to the variable under study  
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Endoplasmic Reticulum   system of membranes that are found in a cell's cytoplasm + assists in the production, processing+ transport of proteins + in the production of liquids  
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Egg   female sex cell  
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ecosystem   a community of organisms + their abiotic,+ their nonliving environment  
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ecology   the study of the interactions of living organisms with one another + with their enviorment  
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Esophagus   a long straight tube that connects the pharynx to the stomach  
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energy pyramid   a triangular diagram that shows an ecosystem's loss of energy which results as energy passes through the food chain  
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Extinction   the death of every member in a species  
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evolution   the process in which inherited characteristics within a population change over generations such that new species sometimes arise  
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eukaryote   an organism made up of cells that have a nucleus enclosed by a menbrane  
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eubacteria   MODERN BACTERIA !!  
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Estuary   an area where salt water and fresh water meet from rivers and seas. LOTS OF LIFE  
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Fallopian tube   where fertilization occurs  
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fertilization   the joining of an egg and sperm  
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family   order of classification AFTER ORDER and BEFORE GENUS  
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field study   research project carried out in the field  
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Freshwater biome   No salt water, streams and rivers  
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Fungi   kingdom made up of non green eukaryote organisms. they have means of movement reproduce by using spores + get food by breaking down things  
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function   a special or proper activity of an organ or part  
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fossil   the trace or remains of an organism that lived long ago, most commonly preserved in sedimentary rock  
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food web   a diagram that shows the feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem  
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Food chain   the path way of energy transfer through various stages as a result of the feeding patterns of a series of organisms  
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Genetic engineering   a technology in which the genome of a living cell is modified for medical or industrial use  
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grassland   a region that is dominated by grasses that has few woody shrubs + trees, that has fertile soils + that relieves moderate amounts amounts of seasonal rainfall  
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genetic disorder   abnormal conditions that are caused by mutations, or DNA changes in genes or chromosomes  
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Genetics   the study of heredity and genes  
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genus   the first part of the scinetific name of an animal  
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Geologic era   A major division of geologic time  
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Golgi apparatus   the organelle that packages and distributes proteins  
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growth   the process in increasing in physical size  
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graduated cylinder   a tool used to measure the volume of liquids  
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genotype   the entire genetic makeup of an organism; also the combination of genes for 1 or more specific traits  
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Gene   one set of instructions for an inherited trait  
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heredity   the passing of traits from parents to offspring  
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hybridization   the process of combing 2 complimentary single stranded DNA or RNA molecules + allowing them them to form a single double stranded molecule through base pairing  
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hybrid   the offspring of 2 plants or animals of different species or varieties  
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homologous structures   something scientists look at while trying to see how close 2 organisms are  
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habitat   the natural home or environment of an animal,plant, or other organism  
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heart   an organ made of cardiac tissue, 4 chambers, pumps blood  
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hypothesis   a testable idea or explanation that leads to a scientific investigation  
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host   an organism from which a parasite takes food or shelter  
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hormone   a substance that is made in one cellular tissue + that causes a change in another cell tissue in a different part of the body  
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heterozygous   describes an individual that has 2 different alleles for a trait  
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homozygous   identical alleles for the trait  
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heterotroph   organism that has to catch its own food  
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herbivore   organism that only eats plants  
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invertabrae   an animal that does not have a backbone  
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integumentary system   the organ system that forms a protective covering on the outside of the body  
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immune system   the cells + tissues that recognize + attack foreign substances in the body  
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inherited trait   the process by which an offspring cell or organism acquires predisposed to the characteristics of its parent cell or organism  
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infrence   a conclusion based on basis of evidence and reasoning  
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incomplete dominance   a genetic situation in which one allele does not completely dominate another allele+ therefore results in a new phenotype  
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inbreeding   the process of crossing 2 organisms with similar or alike alleles  
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impulses   the electrical neurons send out  
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independent variable   in an experiment, the factor that is deliberately manipulated  
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intertidal zone   sea grasses,periwinkle snails, + herons are common in an intertidal zone. sea stars + enenomes often live on rocky shores  
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