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stimulus   anything that causes a response  
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what does a bell-shaped curve represent?   developing countries  
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evolve   change over a long period of time  
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living things   show organization  
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magnification   increase of an objects apparent size  
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power of magnification   in a microscope, the factor of enlargement  
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sexual reproduction   the production of offspring from the combination of genetic material from two parent organisms  
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carbon cycle   co2 is processed and cycled  
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permafrost   permanately frozen layer of soil underneath surface  
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what is homeostasis?   which the body maintains internal functions  
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specialists   species containing narrow niches  
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mass extinction   sharp decrease of number of species in short time period  
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biomass   organic material in ecosystem  
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community   all the interacting organisms living in an area  
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what does an ecosystem include?   all non-living (physical/chemical) aspects influencing organisms  
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main acid produced in atmosphere causing acid rain?   h2so4  
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what does a tolerance curve show about an organism?   shows organisms comfort zone, how it adapts  
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how have animals been eliminated?   habitat destruction, overhunting, and new diseases/predatorsmass extinctions  
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how does competition result from?   use of same limited resource from two or more species  
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secondary compounds   synthesize chemicals from metabolism productspoisonous, irritating, and bad tasting  
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what is a consequence of species-area effect?   reducing habitat size, reduces speices size  
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what is matter?   takes up space while having mass  
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catabolism   breaking down of chemical reactions  
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base unit   one of seven fundamental units of SI measurement that describes length, mass, time, and other quantities  
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how does growth occur?   cell division and enlargement  
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gene   a segment of DNA that contains coding for a polypeptide or protein, a unit of heredity information  
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natural selection   the process by which organisms with favorable variations reproduce at higher rates than those without such variations  
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cells are   smallest unit of organism carrying out functions of life  
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name three types of plastids   1. choroplasts2. leucoplasts3. chromoplasts  
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what enzyme may digest proteins, carbs, lipids, dna, and rna?   lysosomes  
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what is a trophic level?   a feeding level  
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survivorship curve   graph of species mortality-rate data  
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what does a predators survival depend on   ability to capture food  
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microfilaments are made up of what?   actin protein  
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how does growth occur?   adaptation and evolution  
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what directs all cellular activities?   nucleus  
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what is competitive exclusion?   1 species eliminated from community by competition for the same resource1 species used the resource more effictivelyreproductive advantage  
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where is the cell wall located?   cell membrane  
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photosynthesis   the conversino of light energy into chemical energy stored in organic compounds  
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what is a gene?   section of dna molecule that contains a protein  
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biosphere   the thin volume of Earth and its atomosphere supporting life; broadest level of organization  
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what is a plant cell wall made up of?   cellulose  
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what do lysosomes help break down?   food molecules  
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density-independent factor   reduce population in small proportions regardless of population size  
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what is dissolved oxygen?   oxygen is dissolved in water in environment  
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conformer   organisms that don't regulate their internal conditions; change as external environment changes  
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this processes materials/ oves them around cell   endoplasmic reticulum  
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age structure   distribution of animals from different ages  
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what type of charge does a neutron have   neutral  
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unicellular   made up of only one cell  
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multicellular   organism made up of more than one cell  
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what is biology?   study of life  
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pioneer species   species predominating early in succession  
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all organisms are made up of how many cells?   one or more  
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are ribosomes surrounded by a membrane?   no  
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three characteristics of a population   1. size2. density3. dispersion  
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emigration   movement of an organism out of a population  
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carrying capacity   the number of individuals the environment can support over a long period of time  
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species diversity   number of speices in a community in relation to relative abundance of each species  
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small holes in the nuclear envelope   nuclear pores  
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mimicry   species resembles a poisonous/distasteful species  
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osmosis   when water molecules diffuse across cell membrane from higher concentration to lower concentration  
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what type of cell has a cell wall?   plant  
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what does the rough er do to its proteins?   folds them  
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living things display what?   organization  
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2 ways the population size may be calculated   1. count number of individuals2. estimate individual number  
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dispersion patterns   how organisms distribute themselves in a population  
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emigration   movement of individuals out of a population  
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objective lens   poisitioned directly above the specimen; enlarges specimens image  
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why is the thinning of the ozone layer   1% of UV radiation unto surfacecauses sunburns and skin cancer  
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exponential growth   model of population growth whereas birth and death rates are constant  
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size of populations   b-d+i-e  
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food chain   feeding relationships among organisms resulting in energy transfer  
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catabolism   breaking down of chemical reactions  
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name 6 environmental problems   1. acid rain2. air/water pollution3. global warming4. greenhouse effect5. mass extinction6. rising human populations  
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what does a species niche involve?   range of conditions in tolerance rangemethods in which organism obtains resourcesnumber of offspring/environmental interaction  
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why do scientists generally use models?   have predictions about future behavoirs/observations from worldplan/evaluate solutions  
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condition caused by overabundance of gases in atmosphere, keeping heat energy   global climate change  
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realized niche   range of resources a species actually uses  
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what type of environment do plants live in ?   hypotonic  
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abiotic   non-living  
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what is a variable?   any factor that changes an outcome  
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isotonic   when concentration of solutes in/out of cell are equal  
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1st property of facilitated diffusion   help substance move into/out of celldepends on concentration gradient  
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7 is what on a ph scale?   neutral  
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what type of charge does an electron have   negative  
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what type of charge does a proton have?   positive  
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cell   smallest capable unit of life functions  
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growth rate   number per unit time  
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hypertonic   concentration of solute molecules is higher than concentration of solute  
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population   2 or more members of a species in an area per unit time  
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dormancy   reducing activity during environmental conditions  
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niche   species way of life; role a species plays in its environment  
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2 problems encountered as exponential increase in humans   sixth mass extinctionglobal warming  
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what is an organisms habitat?   where an organism lives  
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biotic factor   the living components of the environment  
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life science is the study of what?   living things  
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ecology   study of organisms and how they interact with their environment and each other  
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what is the atomic mass?   number of protons and the number of neutrons  
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what are the two growth curves?   logistical and exponential  
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what is dispersion?   the spatial distribution of individuals within a population  
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heterotroph   an organism that obtains organic food molecules by eating other oragnisms or their by-product  
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mating with relatives   inbreeding  
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i =   immigration  
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dormancy   enter a state of reduced activity during long periods of bad conditions  
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chromosome   coiled up chromatin, densly packed  
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cell wall   tough, rigid covering; giving cell its shape  
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decomposer   break down complex molecules to dead tissues into noncomplex molecules  
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what is mutualism?   both species benefitsome species cannot survive without the other  
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regulates interactions between cell and its environment   cell membrane  
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nuclear envelope   double envelope surrounding nucleous  
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anabolism   building up of chemical reactions  
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deaths   d  
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dispersion   spatial distribution of individuals within a population  
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the ozone layer in the atmosphere is diminishing most over   antarctica  
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why do organisms require energy?   maintains molecular and cellular organization  
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competition   1 organism vies for the basic resources for other organisms  
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in a one-celled organism growth is due to the cells increase in   size  
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protects a cell and gives it its shape   cell wall  
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what must be lost for water temperature?   heat  
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name the three states of matter   solid, liquid, gas  
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density   amount of stuff per unit area  
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where is the cytoskeleton located?   cytosol  
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ecology   the study of organisms and how they interact with their environment and each other  
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this stores fluid filled organelles storing enzymes, metabolic wastes   vacuoles  
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what chemicals are destroying the ozone?   chloroflurocarbons cfc'sindusturial chemicals  
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main gas contributing to global climate change?   co2  
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what is biomass?   amount of organic material in an area  
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urn-shaped graph represents   stable countries  
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living things do these two things?   grow and reproduce  
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data   include any and all information that scientists gather in trying to answer their questions  
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evolution by natural selection   driven by competiion amoung individualsdifferences in species = reproduction differs  
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model   an explanation supported by datamay be visual,verbal,mathematical may help generate new predictions  
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multicellular organism   a living thing that consits of more than one cell  
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homeostasis   the stable internal conditions of a living thing  
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biogeochemical cycle   3 main cycles moving the environment from the atomosphere  
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autotroph   organisms that trap and use energy from the sun  
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species   group of same type of organism that can mate producing fertile offspring  
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conformers   don't regulate internal conditionschange as environment does  
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contractile vacuole   organelles removing excess water pumping water out of the cellcells expand energy  
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turgor pressure   pressure water molecules exert aganist cell wall  
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regulator   organisms using energy to control some of their internal conditions  
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how have humans affected atomospheres condition?   humans burn fossil fuels burned providing energy producing co2  
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why has environmental knowledge been important to humans back then and today?   humans understand how to survive/suvival of specieshumans change earth rapidly/global scale  
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secondary gas contributing to global climate change?   so2  
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how many mass extincitons are there   6  
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character displacement   natural selection= potential competitors when range overlaps  
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what does predation influence?   where and how a species lives  
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2nd property of facilitated diffusion   carrier proteins involved in facilitated diffusion each specific for molecule type  
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what is photosynthesis?   autotrophs trap light energy and tuck into food molecule for storage  
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most ribosomes are made where?   nucleus  
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autotrophs   make own foodmay use chemical processes  
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sampling   the techmnique of using a sample, a small part, to represent an entire population  
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asexual reproduction   the production of offspring that does not involve the union of gametes  
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ecology   the study of the relationship between organisms and their environment  
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what do prokaryotic cells lack?   membrane-bound structure  
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waht does the mitochondria break down?   glucose  
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what are the inner membranes of the mitochondria called?   cristae  
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what does the law of conservation of matter and energy state?   energy cannot be created or destroyedenergy may change forms  
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differenc between environmental and fundamental niche   fundamental is the range of resources a species may toleraterealized is the range of resources a species actually uses  
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one species is harmed while the other benefits   parasitism  
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gradual regrowth of species in an area   succession  
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unit for population density   number of individuals per unit area or volume  
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use light energy to make a sugar   chloroplast  
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how do scientists calculate species diversity?   measure/estimate population size of all species in a community  
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organism feeding on other organism   parasite  
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proteins are needed for   chemical reactions  
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inference   a conclusion based on the basis of factors or premises rather than on direct observations  
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ecosystem   all the organisms and non-living environment and each other  
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burning of fossil fuels causes   pollution  
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what type of change is the melting of lead   chemical  
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stimuli belongs to what   living things  
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ion channels   provide small passegways across cell membranes in which ions diffuse  
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equilibrium   concentration of molecules in substance sam throughout a space  
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carrier proteins   proteins assissting in molecule movement across cell membrane  
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fundamental niche   range species may tolerate  
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what is the main cause of global climate change?   rising of temperatures  
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what are the 3 main parts of a seed?   cotlyedon, embryo, seed coating  
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interconnnectedness   organisms adapt with their environment  
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where are ribosomes synthesized/assembled in nuclear pores   nucleolous  
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what is respiration   breaking down food molecule releasing energy  
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what do most cell life processes occur   cytoplasm  
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species   group of same type organism that can mate producing fertile offspring  
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ectoparasites   live on host, do not enter the hosts body  
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chemosynthesis   produce carbohydrates using energy from inorganic substances  
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homologous chromosomes   2 copies of autosomesame sizesame shapegenes for same trait  
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autosomes   44 chromosomes in humanall other chromosomes besides sex chromosomes  
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sex chromosomes   determine organisms sex carry genes for other characteristics  
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how many chromosomes do humans have?   46 chromosomes  
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why does dna uncoil between cell divisions   can be readinfo may be used to direct activities of cell  
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centromere   middle of dividing chromosomesholds chromosomes together until cell division  
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chromatid   half of a chromosome  
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what are nonhistones?   control activity of specific regions of dna  
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how do histones help dna?   maintain chromosomes shapeaid in tight packing of dna molecules  
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what are histones?   dna in eukaryotic cells wrap around proteins  
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what are chromosomes?   rod-shaped structures made of dna and proteins  
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what is meiosis?   nuclear division reducing chromosme number in new cells to half the number in normal cells  
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what is synapsis?   pairing of homologous chromosomes  
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does synapsis occur in mitosis?   no  
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what is synapsis called?   tetrad  
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what does the process of crossing-over entail?   chromatids break off/ attach to adajcent chromosomes  
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What does crossing-over result in?   genetic recombination- new genetic material  
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when may meiosis 2 occur?   during meiosis 1 or copying of dna  
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what are 4 haploid cells called?   spermatids  
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what is the production of mature egg cells called   oogenesis  
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haploid cells   human sperm/egg cells1 set of chromosomes  
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binary fission   prokaryotic cell- 2 offspringcell has identical chromosomescopy original cell's chromosomes  
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what is mitosis?   new cells with genetic material identical to original cellreproduction in unicellular organisms  
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karyotype   photomicrograph of chromosomes in human dividing cell  
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transmission electron microscope   a microscope that transmits a beam of electrons rather than light through a thinly sliced specimen  
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independent variable   an experimentally manipulated variable  
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compound light microscope   an instrument that magnifies small objects so they can be seen easily using two or more lenses  
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cell division   the formation of two cells from an existing cell  
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control group   in an experiment, a group or individual that serves as a standard of comparison with another group or individual to which it is identical except for one factor  
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resolution   the power of a microscope to show detail  
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what are the six themes of biology?   cell structure and functionhomeostasisreproductionevolutioninterdependence of organismsmatter, energy and organization  
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electron microscope   an instrument that uses a beam of electrons rather than a beam of light to enlarge the object of an extermly small object so that it can be seen  
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controlled experiment   a test of variables using a comparison of a control group with an experimental group  
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differentiation   a process in whcih the cells of a multicellular individula become specialized during development  
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what cannot sem's and tem's do?   they cannot view living organisms  
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dependent variable   the responding variable in an experiment  
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scanning electron microscope   a microscope that produces an enlarged image of the surface of an object with a beam of electrons rather than light  
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gas primary productivity   rate at which producers capture energy  
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how is water a solvent?   able to dissolve ions and polar molecules  
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the hydrogen bond can only form between what molecules?   charged  
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what are secondary bonds?   attraction between two molecules  
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h2o has the second highest what?   electronegativity  
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what is the first simpliest organic compound?   methane  
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what is a chemical bond?   force of attraction between two atoms  
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what are the basic building blocks of matter?   elenebts  
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what is differentiation?   process by which cells develp different characteristics  
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what is capallarity in water mean?   water is able to go through porus paper  
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adhesive   holding together of unlike substances  
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what is a primary bond?   bond between atoms forming compound to become stable  
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cohesive   holding together of like substances  
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radioactivity   atoms throw off particles/ energy trying to become more stable  
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non-polar bond   equal sharingnot charged  
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electronegativity   affinity of atom to attract electrons  
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polar bond   partially chargedequal sharing  
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how do cell membranes maintain homeostasis?   controlling what substances enter/ leave the cell  
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concentration gradient   difference of concentration of molecules  
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how can a molecule diffuse across a cell membrane?   depending on size/ type of molecule  
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how may molecules not soluble in lipids diffuse across membrane?   moving through pores in membrane  
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what does the net direction of osmosis depend on ?   relative concentration of solutes on two sides of membrane  
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multicellular organisms are mostly what   isotonic  
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cytolysis   cells burstwater diffueses into cells, causing them to swell, eventually burst  
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plasmolysis   cells shrink away from the cell wallreason plants don't recieve enough water  
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unicellular organisms are mainly what   hypotonic  
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acclimation   adjust tolerance to abiotic factors within lifetime  
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regulators   control some internal conditions  
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gause's principal   no two organisms of a species can exist in the same place at the same time using the same resources  
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biotic potential   optimium number of offspring a female species could possibly produce  
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environmental resistance   keeps population from growing at birth potential  
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what are all cell membranes made up of?   lipids and proteins  
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mitochondria   organelle located throughout cytosolsite of many chemical reactions  
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rough endoplasmic reticulum   covered with ribosomes viewed by electron microscopeprominent in cells with high protein amounts  
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fluid mosaic model   used to describe cell membrane structurerepresenting nature of membrane lipids and proteins  
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perpheral protein   located on both inner and outer surface of cell membranelinked by weak bonds  
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smooth endoplasmic reticulum   covered with ribosomes smooth appearenceregulates calcium in muscle cellsbreaks down toxic substances  
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spindle fibers   bundles of microtubles thick enough to see with light microscopeassist in movement of chromosomes  
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cristae   in inner membrane location in innner foldsenlarge surface area for enough space for chemical reaction  
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Define Adaptation   trait that has been acquired over a long period of time  
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What is an organism?   living thing  
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How are cells highly organized?   have specialized structures carrying out life processes  
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How are cells similiar?   surrounded by a membranecontain set of instructions necessary for making new parts  
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gene   short segement of DNA containing instructions for a trait  
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Why do organisms need energy?   maintain their organizationgrow and reproduce  
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cell division   formation of two cells from an existing cell  
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What must a scientific sample be?   large and random  
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How is a statement testable?   if evidence collected does or does not support the hypothesis  
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dependent variable   driven by results of independent variable  
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how do you analyze data?   determine wheither the data was reliablewheither data supported or did not support the hypothesis  
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Is an inference testable?   no  
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Why do biologists use microscopes?   enable to study organisms, cells and cell parts not visable to the naked eye  
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element   pure substance that may not be broken down chemically  
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compound   pure substance made up of atoms of two or more elements  
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atom   smallest portion of an element that is still that element  
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molecule   simplest part of substance retaining all properties of the substance in its free state  
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chemical bond   force of attraction between two atoms  
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covalent bond   the sharing of electrons  
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non-polar covalent bond   totally equal sharing of electronsbond is not charged  
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polar covalent bond   equal sharing of electronsbond is charged  
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ionic bond   forms ionstransfer of electrons from 1 atom to another  
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hydrogen bond   only forms between charged moleculesweak bond  
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energy   ability to do work  
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acid   0-7 on ph scaleproduces H ions in solution  
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Base   8-14 on ph scale  
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ph scale   measures wheither a solution is an acid or a base  
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matter   anything that takes up space and has mass  
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mass   quantity of matter an object contains  
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how many elements have been identified   more than 100  
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what are the main 4 elements   oxygen Ocarbon Chydrogen Hnitrogen N  
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what does a chemical symbol consist of?   one or two letters, resembling a chemical symbol  
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What do the different types of atoms determine?   the structure and properties of matter composed  
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What two particles does the nucleus consist of?   protons and neutrons  
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Where does the atomic number appear on the chemical symbol?   atop the chemical symbol  
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Where is the most energy consumed in an energy level?   outermost level  
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how many electrons can the first energy level hold?   two  
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how many electrons can the second energy level hold?   eight  
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when is an atom chemically stable?   when its outermost energy level is filled  
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chemical reactions   combining of atoms in which the atoms become stable  
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chemical bond   attachment of atoms  
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free energy   energy in a system available to do work  
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where are the reactants shown on a chemical equation?   left side  
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where are the products shown on a chemical equation?   right side  
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exergonic reactions   chemical reactions involving the release of energy  
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endergonic reactions   chemical reactions involving the net absorption of free energy  
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activation energy   amount of energy needed to start a chemical reaction  
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catalyst   chemical substance reducing the amount of activation energy needed for a reaction  
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enzyme   catalysts in living things  
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redox reactions   reactions in which electrons are transferred between atoms  
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oxidation reaction   reactant loses one or more electrons, giving it a positive charge  
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reduction reaction   reactant gains one or more electrons, giving it a negative charge  
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solution   mixture whereas one or more substances are uniformly distributed in another substance  
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solute   substance in which the solution is dissolved  
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solvent   substance in which the solute is dissolved  
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concentration of a solution   measurement of the amount of solute dissolved in a fixed amount of a solution  
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saturated solution   solution in which no more solute may be dissolved  
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aqueous solutions   solutions in which water is the solvent  
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dissociation   breaking apart of the water molecule from two ions of opposite charge  
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buffer   chemical substance neutralizing small amounts of either an acid or base that was added  
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cohesion   holding together of molecules  
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adhesion of molecules   holding together of different substances  
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capillarity   ability for water to go through porus paper  
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name four organic compounds   nucleic acidslipidsproteinscarbohydrates  
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polymer   chain/unit of contonious molecules  
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monomer   1 unit of the repeating molecule  
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monosaccharide   made up of 1 base which is glucose  
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two examples of monosaccharides   ribosefructose  
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disaccharide   made up of two bases (glucose), two sugars  
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2 examples of disaccharides   sucroselactose  
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polysacchride   made up of hundreds/thousands of bases, sugars  
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3 examples of polysacchrides   cellulosestarchglycogen  
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what is an enzyme's purpose?   breaks down substrates and reactions into simpler molecules  
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what type of compound is water?   polar  
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organic compounds   contain carbon atoms covalently bonding to other carbon atoms  
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how many bonds may carbon form?   four  
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what may carbon bond with that other elements cannot?   itself  
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functional groups   clusters of atoms influencing properties of molecules  
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carbohydrates   organic compounds made of carbon, hydrogen and oxygenhydrogen is the most numerous  
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prokaryotic cell   lacks cellular-membrane structure (nucleus)  
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eukaryotic cell   contains membrane bound nucleus  
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cell theory   1. cells contain a unit of structure2. cells are the main function in an organism3. cells originate from other cells  
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what is the structure of the cell-membrane   semi-permeable  
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nucleus   controls all cellular functions  
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cell membrane   regulates what goes into and out of the cell  
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cytoplasm   contains various organelles  
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mitochondria   breaks down materials, releasing energy  
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ribosomes   makes the proteins  
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rer   folds the proteins  
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lysosome   digests enzymes, food, and foreign matter such as the white blood cell  
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chloroplast   contains cholorophyll, giving plants the green colorhas a double membrane  
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vacuoles   found in plant cellsstore enzymes and wasteskeeps away toxins  
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cell wall   only found in plant cellssupports the cell (rigid)  
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Who first discovered plant cells?   Robert Hooke  
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Who first observed living cells?   Anton van Leeuwenhoek  
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what is unique about the nerve cell?   long extensions enabling it to recieve and transmit impulese  
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why are cells limited in size?   ration of outer surface area to volume  
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why is volume to surface area ratio important in cells?   the higher the volume, the less surface arealower surface area and the cell will not be able to recieve the necessary amounts of nutrients  
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what is unique about dead skin cells?   cover the bodies surface  
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what is unique about the white blood cells?   change shape, leave blood, enter blood vesselsmove through narrow openings destroying bacteria  
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organelles   cells internal structures  
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does mitochrondria have its own dna?   yes  
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what are ribosomes made up of ?   protein and rna  
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what is the main function of the endoplasmic reticulum   interstate highway, path which molecules move from one area to the next  
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diffusion   movement of molecules from high to low concentration until equilibrium is reacheddoesn't require energy  
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facilitated diffusion   helps molecules diffuse (size/shape) from high to low concentration  
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osmosis   movement of h20 molecules from high to low concentration  
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iso   equal  
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isotonic   equal amounts of water in solute and solvent  
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hypo   under  
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hypotonic   less water in solute than in solution  
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hyper   more than  
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hypertonic   more water in solute than in solvent  
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plasmolysis   cells shrink away from the cell wall, losing turgor pressure  
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contractile vacuoles   keep excess amounts of water out of cell so that the cell will not burst  
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concentration gradient   difference in concentration molecules in a space  
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in which molecules move in their concentration gradient/   down  
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turgor pressure   pressure the water molecules exert aganist the cell wall  
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cytolysis   bursting of ceclls due to water diffusing in a hypotonic environment  
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vesicle   pouch pinching off from cell membrane becoming organelle  
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endocytosis   cells ingest external fluids forming vesicles  
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pinocytosis   transport of solutes or liquids  
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phagocytosis   movement of large particles or whole cells  
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phagocytes   cells allowing lysosomes to fuse with vesicles contain ingested bacterial and viruses  
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exocytosis   vesicles form whereas they leave the cell membrane  
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photosynthesis   packing of carbon by autotrophs into food molecules for later use  
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what is the purpose of photoysnthesis   keep plant with enough molecules for times when there isn't enough sun  
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respiration   breaking down of the food molecules, releasing the energy  
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what is the purpose of respiration?   makes the protein in ATP, supplying the cell with energy  
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chromosome structure   rod shaped with dna and proteins  
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how many haploid cells does a human have?   23  
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the stages of the cell cycle are   interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, cytokinesis  
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histones   dna in eukaryotic cells wrapping tightly around proteins  
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nonhistones   involved in controlling the activity of specific regions of dna  
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chromatid   half of a chromosome  
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how do chromatids form?   as dna makes a copy before cell division  
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centromere   the section of the cell holding together the section of chromatid  
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sex chromosomes   determine organisms sex, while carrying genes for other traits  
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autosomes   all other chromosomes besides the sex chromosomes  
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homologous chromosomes   two copies of a chromosome  
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how are homologous chromosomes alike?   same size and shape along with the same genes  
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karyotype   photomicrograph of chromosomes in dividing cell in a normal cell  
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diploid   cells having two sets of chromosomes  
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haploid   human sperm and egg cells  
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how many cells do haploids have?   half the number of chromosomes in diploid cells  
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mitosis   new cells with genetic information identical to first cell  
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where does mitosis occur?   in body cells, somatic  
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meiosis   reduces the chromosome number in halfgamete cells  
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cell cycle   repeating events making up the life of a cell  
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interphase   time between cell divisiondivided into two phases  
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g1 phase   first stage of interphaseoffspring grows to mature size  
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s phase   dna of cell is copied  
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g2 phase   represents time gap between s phase and cell division  
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what occurs in the g0 phase?   cells don't copy their dna and do not prepare for cell division  
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prophase   1st stage of mitosis  
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gregor mendel and his pea plants   contrasted the genetics of pea plants using statistics  
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rule of heredity   traits that are masked are dominanttraits that are controlled are recessive  
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law of segregation   pair of gametes is seprated during meiosis randomly  
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law of independent assortment   factors for different gene traits are random  
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monohybrid cross   1 pair of traits is crossed genetically  
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where did gregor mendel originate?   monostary in Austria  
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heredity   transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring  
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traits   different characteristics of an organism  
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pollination   pollen grains produced in male reproductive parts of flower are transferred to female reproductive part  
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anthers   male reproductive part of flower  
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stigma   female reproductive part of flower  
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self-pollination   when pollen is transferred from anthers of flower to stigma of either flower  
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cross-pollination   involves flowers of two seperate pea plants  
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pure   trait always producing the offspring with the specific trait  
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p1 generation   first parental generation  
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strain   pea plants pure for a specific trait  
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f1 generation   offspring of the first generation  
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f2 genertaion   offspring of the second generation  
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molecular genetics   study of the structure and function of the chromosomes and the genes  
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allele   alternative forms of a trait  
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genotype   genetic information of a gene  
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what does the genotype consist of?   alleles that an organism can inherit from the parents  
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phenotype   appearence of an organism because of its genotype  
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homozygous   both alleles of a gene are the same  
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heterozygous   alleles of a gene are different throughout the chromosome  
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punnet square   diagram used to show what may occur next in the genetic offspring  
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genotypic ratio   ratio in genotypes  
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phenotypic ratio   ratio of phenotypes  
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testcross   cross an individual unknown genotype crossed with the individual  
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complete dominance   one allele is completely dominant over the other  
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incomplete dominance   two or more alleles influence the phenotype, resulting in a phenotype intermediate  
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codominance   both alleles for a gene are expressed as heterzygous  
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dihybrid cross   cross between individuals with two traits  
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what is the structure of dna?   double helix  
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what are dna made up of ?   purines and pyramidines  
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purpose of dna molecules   for genetics and traits  
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why is dna replication necessary?   each offspring may have the same traits of the parent  
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when does dna replication occur?   mitosis  
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what is the structure of the rna?   single helix  
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what type of sugar does dna have?   deoxyribose  
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what type of sugar does rna have?   ribose  
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what is the function of mrna?   messenger rnacarries the protein sequences  
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what is the function of trna?   transfer rnatransfers amino acids  
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what is the function of rrna?   ribosomal rnamakes the ribosomes  
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what is the purpose of transcription?   copying the specific rna molecules in the cytosol  
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what is the purpose of translation?   assembles polypeptides for mrna (amino acids)  
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what four nitrogen containing bases may be found in dna?   adnine, guanine, cytosine, thymine  
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purine   two rings of carbonadnine and guanine  
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pyramidine   three rings of carboncytosine and thymine  
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what bases bond with eachother in dna?   adenine bonds with thyminecytosine bonds with guanine  
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who discovered the structure of dna?   francis crick and James Watson  
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how are the bases paired?   hydrogen bonds  
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replication   the process of copying dna in a cell  
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what is the replication fork?   the area at which the two dna chains seperate  
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what is a helicase?   enzyme seperating the dna chains for replication  
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mutation   change in a nucleotide sequence  
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what is the change in the bases for rna?   thymine changes to uracil  
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what is rna polymerase?   primary transcription enzymesynthesizes specific sequences of dna  
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promoters   marks beginning of dna chain that will then be transcribed  
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termination signal   specific sequence of nucleotides marking the end of a gene in eukaryotes and functional genes (only a few)  
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protein synthesis   the production of proteins  
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genetic code   sequence of amino acids used to create proteins  
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codon   three mrna nucleotides sequence  
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start codon   codes for amino acid methioninestarts translationg mrna nucleotides  
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stop codon   causes the ribosomes to stop translating mrna  
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anticodon   opposite original amino acid sequence of three nucleotides  
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sex-linked inheritance traits   traits passed on by the parents hereditary  
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why are sex linked traits different from regular genetic traits?   sex linked traits contain the x and y chromosomes  
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what can cause a mutation?   change in the dna during a replication  
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gene mutation   involves segments of dna or 1 nucleotide  
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nondisjunction   gamete has extra chromosomes while 1 gamete lacks all of its chromosomes  
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germ cell mutation   in gametes, doesn't affect the organism only the offspring  
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somatic cell mutation   in body cells, effects the organism not the offspring  
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evolve   change over a long period of time  
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LaMarck's Theory of Acquired traits   organisms share many traits, not determined by the genes  
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when did charles darwin live?   1800's  
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in what country did charles darwin live?   britain  
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darwin's natural selection   animals that survive by competing in an environment will live, but must reproduce  
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homolgous structures   similar features, same ancestor  
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analogous structure   serve identical functions, appear to be alike  
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