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Kenzy's biology final
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10th Grade
12/17/2007
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Evolution
 Definition
formation or growth
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adaption
 Definition
adjustment to enviroment
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inheritance
 Definition
recieving DNA
Term
Natural Selection
 Definition
"best fit" survive
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mutation
 Definition

difference from others
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fossil
 Definition
preserved record of living
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Relative Dating
 Definition
order of layers of rock determin age
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Absolute dating
 Definition
uses radiometric dating
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homologous structures
 Definition

(humans, cats, whales, boats)

 
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vestigial structure
 Definition
no point to modern species
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embryology evidence
 Definition
embryos with similariies suggest common ancestry
Term
DNA evidence
 Definition
Compares genetic and chemistry of organisms
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Variation
 Definition
differences between a species
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half-life
 Definition
the time that it takes for half the isotope to delete
Term
compound
 Definition
composed of two elements
Term

polar

 Definition
opposite ends of an element
Term
cohesion
 Definition
water clings to itself
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adhesion
 Definition
water clings to other things
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thermoacidophiles

 Definition
thrive in acidic enviroments
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halophiles
 Definition
live in salty enviroments
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methanogens
 Definition
produce methane gas
Term
mycoplasmas
 Definition
no call wall
Term
gram positive
 Definition
very thick cell wall
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gram negative
 Definition
thin wall
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coccus
 Definition

round

bacter oo
Term
bacillis
 Definition

rod shape

()
Term
spirallum
 Definition

spiral shape

@&Q
Term
mono
 Definition
one
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diplo
 Definition
two
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strepto
 Definition
chain
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staphylo
 Definition
cluster
Term
carbohydrate
 Definition

C,O,H2

Glucose

4cal/g
Term
Lipids
 Definition

H,O,C

fatty acids

fat

9cal/g
Term
Protein
 Definition

N,H,O,C

amino acids

peptide chains

4cal/g
Term
ribosome
 Definition
manufacture protein
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cytoplasm
 Definition
holds everything together
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lysosome

 Definition
digests particles
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phospholipid
 Definition
group of fatty compounds
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lysis

 Definition
destruction of cells
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active transport
 Definition
uses energy
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passive transport
 Definition
doesn't use energy
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endocytosis
 Definition
"eats"
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exocytosis
 Definition
"gets rid of"
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