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Semester 1 Final
Chapters 1-9
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Biology
10th Grade
12/18/2006

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Information gathered
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data
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Scientific hypotheses must be proposed in a way that..
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enables them to be tested.
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A theory
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may be revised or replaced
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Basic unit of mass in SI
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meter
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Instrument used to seperate cell parts accoding to density
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cenrifuge
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a contolled experiment allows the scientist to isolate and test
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a single variable
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process by which organisms keep their internal conditions fairly constant
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homeostasis
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A group of organisms of one type living in the same place
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population
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a group of cells tahat develop from a single original cell
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cell culture
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an intrument that allows light to pass through the specimen and uses two lenses
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compound light microscope
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seperate different cell parts
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cell fractionation
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space surrounding the nucleus contains
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electrons
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water
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H2O
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electron which forms bonds
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valence
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When an stom loses electrons the atoms are
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positive
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enzymes affect the reactions in cells by changing the
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pH
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nucleus is made of
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protons and neutrons
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atoms of the same element with the same number of protons and different number of elections
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isotopes
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solutions that contain concentrations of H+ ions lower than pure water
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acids
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main source of energy for living things
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carbohydrates
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name given to the idea that life could arise from nonliving matter
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spontaneous generation
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chemical reactions through which organisms build up or break down materials as it carries out life processes
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matabolism
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stomach produces this to digest food
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acid
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a chemical bond formed by the transfer of electrons
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ionic
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simplest grouping of more than one kind of organism in the biosphere
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community
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process by which bacteria convert nitrogen gas in the air to ammonia
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nitrogen fixation
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movements of energy and nutrients through living sstems are different because
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energy flows in a one direction and nutrients recycle
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combined portions of earth in which all living things exist
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biosphere
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repeated movement of water between earths surface and atmosphere
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condensation cycle
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commensalism
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neither group benefits
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chemistry of aquatic ecosystems is determined by
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amount of salts, nutrients and oxygens dissolved in water
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temperatures on earth remain within suitable range for life beacause of
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greenhouse effect
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