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| The scientific study of life. |
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| The process of change that has transformed life on Earth. |
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| The Earth and all of its inhabitants (living and non-living) |
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| Tundra (living and non-living entities) |
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| All the robins and blackbirds living at the VCU rice center. |
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| The method of scientific study that involves breaking down a complex system to study its parts. |
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| Specific characteristics that arise from the interactions between parts of a biological system. |
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The method of biological study that involves looking at the specific interactions among parts of a system.
"The whole is greater than the sum of it's parts" |
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| A tentative answer to a well formed question. |
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| A set of hypotheses that are generally accepted by most of the scientific community. |
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| A substance that cannot be broken down via chemical reactions. |
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| Smallest unit of matter that retains the properties of an element. |
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| A change in the number of neutrons of an atom. |
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| Electrons that are located in the outer most electron shell. |
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| A strong bond formed by atoms sharing electrons. |
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| An atom's attraction for electrons. |
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| A strong bond between atoms sharing electrons unequally. |
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| A strong bond between atoms sharing electrons equally. |
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| A bond between atoms of opposite charges. |
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| A change in an atom's number of electrons. |
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| A weak bond formed between two polar molecules. |
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| The ability of water to stick to itself. |
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| The ability of water to stick to other polar molecules. |
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| The property of water that allows a water bug to walk on top of it. |
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| The amount of heat it takes to raise 1g of a substance 1 degree Celsius. |
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| Heat that must be absorbed by a molecule for 1g of it to be converted from a liquid to a gaseous state. |
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| The disolving agent in a solution. |
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| The substance being disolved in a solution. |
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| A molecule that releases H+ in solution (increases [H+]) |
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| A substance that increased [OH-] or decreases [H+] |
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| A substance that minimizes changes in [OH-] and [H+] |
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| A different spatial orientation of the same molecule. (Number of atoms does not change, only structure) |
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| A large molecule made up of monomers. |
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| Building blocks of polymers. |
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| Condensation/Dehydration Reaction |
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| The reaction that forms bonds by removing water. |
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| The reaction that breaks down larger molecules by adding water. |
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| Structural polysaccharide |
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| Hydrophobic energy storage molecules. |
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| 3 Fatty acids and a glycerol |
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| Linkage between a glycerol and a fatty acid |
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| A linkage between monosaccharides. |
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