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ACT Science

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Amino Acid   Amino acids are biologically important organic compounds composed of amine and carboxylic acid functional groups, along with a side-chain specific to each amino acid  
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Asteroid   a small rocky body orbiting the sun. Large numbers of these, ranging in size from nearly 600 miles (1,000 km) across (Ceres) to dust particles  
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Mass   a coherent, typically large body of matter with no definite shape.  
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Beta Particles   a fast-moving electron emitted by radioactive decay of substances. (The emission of beta particles was originally regarded as a ray.).  
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Biomass   the total mass of organisms in a given area or volume  
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Biosphere   the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by living organisms.  
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Bog   wet muddy ground too soft to support a heavy body.  
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Buoyancy   the ability or tendency to float in water or air or some other fluid.  
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Calcite   a white or colorless mineral consisting of calcium carbonate. It is a major constituent of sedimentary rocks such as limestone, marble, and chalk, can occur in crystalline form  
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Capacity   the maximum amount that something can contain  
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Capillary   any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules.  
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Carbon Dioxide   a colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration. It is naturally present in air (about 0.03 percent) and is absorbed by plants in photosynthesis.  
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Carbonate   a salt of the anion CO32–, typically formed by reaction of carbon dioxide with bases.  
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Chromatid   each of the two threadlike strands into which a chromosome divides longitudinally during cell division. Each contains a double helix of DNA.  
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Chromosome   a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.  
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Climatic   relating to climate.  
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Comet   a celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust and, when near the sun, a “tail” of gas and dust particles pointing away from the sun.  
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Condensation   water that collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it.  
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Cytoplasm   the material or protoplasm within a living cell, excluding the nucleus.  
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Denature   destroy the characteristic properties of (a protein or other biological macromolecule) by heat, acidity, or other effects that disrupt its molecular conformation.  
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Density   the degree of compactness of a substance  
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Diffuse   spread or cause to spread over a wide area or among a large number of people.  
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Ecology   the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.  
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Ecosystem   a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.  
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Erosion   the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.  
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Extinct   (of a species, family, or other larger group) having no living members.  
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Flask   a narrow-necked glass container, typically conical or spherical, used in a laboratory to hold reagents or samples.  
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Glacier   a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles.  
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Landmass   a continent or other large body of land.  
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Lava   hot molten or semifluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure, or solid rock resulting from cooling of this.  
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