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Biology
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04/27/2008

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Term
The universal molecule for generating energy is __________.
Definition
Glucose
Term
Insulin is responsible for signaling the cell to ____________ glucose.
Definition
Absorb
Term
The key step of photosynthesis is to utilize solar energy to _____________.
Definition
Split Water
Term
Hydrogen fuel technology is based on ____________.
Definition
Chemical Reaction
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Sun generates its energy through ______________.
Definition
Nuclear Fusion
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One of the deadliest bacterial causes of dehydration is ___________.
Definition
Cholera
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One of the most important cellular functions of water is to serve as _____________.
Definition
Solvent
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Plants transport water from the roots to their leaves though ____________.
Definition
Transpiration
Term
Organisms living near the hydrothermal vents use ____________ for energy.
Definition
hydrogen sulfide
Term
The earth's atmosphere is protected against solar winds by its ______________.
Definition
Solar Wind
Term
The lethal effect of carbon manoxide is by
Definition
binding hemoglobin
Term
Programmed cell death is a process known as ___________.
Definition
Apoptosis
Term
Forensic entomology is based on the principal of ___________
Definition
Ecological Succession
Term
Earth's organic molecules are from __________.
Definition
meteorite delivery and abiogenisis
Term
The most abundant element in the human body is _________.
Definition
oxygen
Term
Earth’s seasons are determined by _____________.
Definition

-The axial tilt

Term
The thermohaline circulation is referred to earth’s ___________ current.
Definition

-Ocean

Term
Earth’s atmospheric greenhouse gas includes ________________.
Definition

-Both carbon dioxide and water vapor

Term
Global dimming is caused by _________________.
Definition

-Particulate pollutants

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The deepest concern for global warming is _________________.
Definition
-Abrupt climate change
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Copernicus discovered the _______________ model of the solar system.
Definition

-Heliocentric

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________________ is not falsifiable.
Definition

-Aztec sun god theory

Term
A scientific theory is ____________________.
Definition

-All the above (falsifiable, testable, changeable)

Term
Cosmic background microwave radiation supports the _______________.
Definition

-Big Bang theory

Term
The theory of natural selection includes __________________.
Definition

-All the above (individual variation, individual fitness, inherited traits)

Term
The surface of Europa is covered with _________________.
Definition
Ice
Term
Mars once had ______________.
Definition

-An atmosphere

Term
Absence of gravity causes _____________.
Definition

-Loss of bone and muscle mass

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The first space craft to leave the solar system was ______________.
Definition

-The voyager

Term
The Drake Equation is to predict the number of __________________.
Definition

-Intelligence civilizations

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