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Semester 1 Final Study Guide

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List characteristics of all living things   Contain DNA, Grows and Develops, responds to their environment, made up of cells, can reproduce, evolves, maintains stable internal environment, obtains and uses material/energy  
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Describe the process of science in terms of trying to answer a question   observations to generate questions, inferences to make hypothesis, design controlled experiments (independent and dependent variables), collect data, interpret data, conclusions/findings  
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What are the goals of science?   to provide explanations for events in the natural world. To use those explanations to understand patters and to make predictions about natural events.  
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Science   an organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about the natural world  
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Controlled experiment   experiment in which only one variable is changed  
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Chemical Reaction   process that changes, or transforms on set of chemical into another set of chemicals  
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Buffer   a solution that resists a change in pH even when acids or bases are added to the solution  
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species   organisms that can reproduce in nature and have fertile offspring  
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population   the number of organisms of a certain species, in a certain place at a certain time,  
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niche   the roll of an organism in the community where it lives. "No 2 organisms can occupy the same niche"  
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invasive species   an exotic species, one that did not evolve in a certain area, will often compete native species for resource.  
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ecology   the study of interactions among organisms and their environment  
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peer review   process of having scientific papers reviewed by anonymous, independent experts  
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pH scale   scale with values from 0-14;measures of H+ in a solution.  
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<7 pH   acids, produce more H+ solution than OH- ions  
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7pH   Neutral, produces equal H+ and OH- ions  
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>7 pH   Bases, produce more OH- ions in a solution than H+ ions  
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Catalyst   a substance that can speed up the rate of a reaction (not necessarily biological)  
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Hypothesis   a testable prediction to a question  
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Theory   well tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations and hypothesis  
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ovservaton   information gathered by using ones senses  
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inferences   using background knowledge of a situation, making a logical interpretation of what did happen or may happen  
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independent variable   factor in an experiment that is intentionally changed; what is being tested  
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dependent variable   factor in an experiment that changes as a result of the independent variable  
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Control variable   factors that are not changed in an experiment  
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reactants   elements or compounds that enter a chemical reaction  
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products   elements or compounds formed in a chemical reaction  
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Solute   substance that is dissolved in a solution  
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Solvent   the dissolving substance in a solution  
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Covalent bond   chemical bond in which elections are shared  
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ionic bond   chemical bond in which electrons are transferred, forming ions  
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Carbohydrates   macro-molecule made of C,H, and O; major source of energy  
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lipids   macro-molecule made of mostly C and H; oils, wax, steroids, and fats; a secondary energy source  
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proteins   macro-molecule made up of C ,H, O and N; used for growth and repair and chemical reactions in the body, monomer; amino acids  
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nucleic acids   macro-molecules made up of H,O, N, C, and P; makes up genetic information  
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autotroph   organism that can capture energy from sun/light or chemicals to produce its own food from inorganic compounds; undergoes photosynthesis  
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heterothroph   organism that must consume/ingest other living things for energy  
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consumer   a heterothroph  
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producer   an autotroph  
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limiting factor   factors that control population size, space, food, competition, mate  
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density independent   cold winters, natural disasters  
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density dependent   competition, disease  
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Carrying capacity   how big a population can get; determined by limiting factors  
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Prokaryote   smaller, most are bacteria, no nucleus or membrane-bound organelles, has genetic material, cell wall and cytoplasm  
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eukaryote   larger, "true nucleus", membrane-bound organelles, has genetic material, cytoplasm and cell wall  
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viruses   nonliving; need a host cell; DNA or RNA and protein coat  
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animal cell   eukaryote; has centrioles and several small vacuoles  
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plant cell   eukaryote; has large, central vacuole; has cell walls; has chloroplasts  
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What is an enzyme?   protein catalyst that speeds up the rate of specific biological reactions lowers the activation energy needed to start a reaction  
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What are trophic levels?   Steps in a food chain or food web  
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How is energy passed from one trophic level to the next level?   Energy made or consumed by one trophic level is passed to the next level through consumption,  
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How does energy move in an ecosystem?   It only moves in one direction; its lost to the environment as heat  
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How does nutrients throughout the ecosystem move?   It is recycled withing the ecosystem  
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Parasitism   1 organism benefits and 1 is harmed  
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Commensalism   1 organism benefits and 1 is unaffected  
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Mutualism   both organisms benefit  
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3 Parts of Cell Theory   All living things are made up of cells. Cells come from cells. Cells are the basic unit of structure and function in living things.  
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What is the equation for photosynthesis?   6CO2+6H2O----light----->C6 H12 O6+6O2  
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Where does a plant obtain CO2?   from the atmosphere (through stoma)  
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Where does a plant obtain H2O?   from the ground (through roots and xylem)  
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What is the equation for Cellular Respiration?   6O2+C6 H12 O6------>6CO2+6H2O  
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Where does an organism obtain O2?   From the atmosphere  
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Where does an organism obtrain C6 H12 O6?   From food  
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What are the steps of cellular Respiration?   Glycolysis --->Krebs Cycle--->Electron transport chain  
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Passive transport   no energy needed;molecules move from a HIGH concentration to a LOW concentration; diffusion, osmosis, facilitated diffusion  
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Diffusion   General movement of substances from HIGH to LOW concentration  
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Osmosis   diffusion of water  
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Facilitated Diffusion   diffusion of larger molecules; requires carrier proteins  
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Active Transport   energy is required;molecules move from a LOW concentration to a HIGH concentration; against the concentration gradiant; endocytosis and exocytosis  
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Endocytosis   particales are engulfed (move into the cell)  
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Exocytosis   particles are ejected (move out of the cell)  
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