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04/19/2014

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PRIMARY SOURCE
Definition
FIRSTHAND RECORDS OF EVENTS, THOERIES, OPINIONS, OR ACTIONS
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FACTS
Definition
INFORMATION BASED ON REAL, PROVABLE EVENTS, OR SITUATIONS
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OPINIONS
Definition
BELIEFS BASED ON PERSONAL JUDGEMENTS, RATHER THEN ON FACTS
Term
BIASES
Definition
OPINIONS OR BELIEFS THAT AFFECT A PERSON'S ABILITY TO MAKE FAIR, UNCLOUDED JUDGEMENTS OR DECISIONS
Term
STEREOTYPES
Definition
OVERSIMPLIFIED OPINIONS, THAT DO NOT ACCOUNT FOR INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, ABOUT AN ENTIRE GROUP OR THINGS
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CRITICAL READING
Definition
READING STYLE IN WHICH THE READER CAREFULLY ANALYZES THE TEXT, JUDGING ITS CREDIBILITY AND THE AUTHOR'S INTENTIONS
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PURPOSE
Definition
SEVERAL COMMON ADJECTIVES ARE USED TO EXPLAIN AN AUTHOR'S MAIN REASON FOR WRITING A PARTICULAR PIECE
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NARRATIVE
Definition
TELLS A STORY OR RELATES A CHAIN OF EVENTS
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EXPOSITORY PASSAGE
Definition
INTRODUCES OR EXPLAINS A SUBJECT
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TECHNICAL WRITING
Definition
PASSES ALONG PRECISE INFORMATION
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PERSUASIVE WRITING
Definition
TRIES TO GET THE READER TO AGREE WITH THE AUTHOR
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TOPIC
Definition
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER COVERED BY THE WORK
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MAIN IDEA
Definition
WORK'S SPECIFIC MESSAGE
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SUPPORTING DETAILS
Definition
FLESH OUT AND EXPLAIN THE MAIN IDEA
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THEMES
Definition
SUBJECTS THAT A WRITTEN WORK FREQUENTLY TOUCHES ON
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TOPIC SENTANCE
Definition
EXPRESS THE MAIN POINT OF THE PARAGRAPH
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SUMMARY SENTENCE
Definition
GENERALLY APPEARS AT THE END OF THE PARAGRAPH
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LOGICAL CONCLUSION
Definition
IS AN IDEA THAT FOLLOWS THE FACTS OR IDEA IN THE TEXT
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INFERENCES
Definition
READIN BETWEEN THE LINES
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AUTHORS INTENT
Definition
ONE OF THE READER'S MOST IMPORTANT JOBS IS FIGURING OUT THIS PURPOSE
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HISTORICAL CONTEXT
Definition
MEANS THAT THE TIME AND PLACE IN WHICH THE PIECE WAS WRITTEN WILL INFLUENCE THE WORK IN SOME WAY
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TEXT STRUCTURE
Definition
EFFECTIVE WRITING
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SEQUENCE
Definition
IDEAS AS A BULLETED OR NUMBERED LIST
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PROBLEM SOLUTION
Definition
STRUCTURE MIGHT BE ILLUSTRATED BY PRESENTING THE PROBLEM IN ONE PARAGRAPH AND THE SOLUTION IN ANOTHER
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CAUSE-EFFECT
Definition
AUTHOR NORMALLY PRESENTS AN ACTION FIRST AND THEN DESCRIBES THE EFFECTS THAT RESULT FROM THAT ACTION
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DESCRIPTION
Definition
TEND TO DESCRIBE OR CHARACTERIZE A PERSON, THING OR IDEA
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CONTEXT
Definition
CONSISTS OF SURROUNDING WORDS, SENTENCES OR PARAGRAPH THAT USUALLY HELP REVEAL THE WORD'S MEANING
Term
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Definition
PROVIDES AND OVERVIEW OF A DOCUMENT, OUTLINING A BASIC STRUCTURE AND ALLOWING THE READER TO QUICKLY LOOK UP THE SECTION SHE WANTS TO READ
Term
INDEX
Definition
PROVIDES A WAY OF LOOKING UP VARIOUS TOPICS IN THE DOCUMENT
Term
TELEPHONE BOOKS
Definition
USUALLT THE BEST WAY OF FINDING ALL LOCAL BUSINESSES OF A GIVEN TYPE
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PIE CHART
Definition
REPRESENTS A CONCEPT WITH A CIRCLE OR PIE AND THEN BREAKS DOWN THE PIE INTO SLICES
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SCALE
Definition
STANDARD INSTRUMENT THAT HAS MARKINGS AT ESTABLISHED INTERVALS, MOST COMMON IS A WEIGH SCALE
Term
LEGEND
Definition
SMALL PORTION OF A TYPICAL MAP,SMALL AREA THAT EXPLAINS THE SYMBOLS AMD NOTATIONS USED ON THE MAP
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COMPASS ROSE
Definition
LEGENS CONTAIN A SYMBOL THAT INTICATES THE CARDINAL DIRECTIONS (NORTH,SOUTH,EAST,WEST) AS THEY RELATE TO THE MAP
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DISTANCE SCALE
Definition
TYPICAL FEATURE OF MAPS THAT IS INFORMATION IN THE LEGEND THAT TELLS THE READER HOW TO INTERPRET DISTANCES ON THE MAP
Term
HEADINGS
Definition
TITLES THAT PREFACE A SECTION OF TEXT
Term
SUBHEADINGS
Definition
HEADINGS THAT APPEAR BELOW OTHER HEADINGS, WITHIN THE SAME CATEGORY
Term
TEXT FEATURES
Definition

INCLUDE SUCH FORMATTING DEVICES AS BOLD OR ITALICIZED FONTS,INDENTED TEXT AND BULLETED OR NUMBERED LISTS

 

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HYPOTHESIS
Definition
EXPLANATION FORMULATED TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BEIN INVESTIGATED
Term
DATA COLLECTION
Definition
COLLECT DATA THROUGHOUT THE SCIENTIFIC PROCESS TO TEST THE HYPOTHESIS OR PREDICTIONS IN A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT
Term
EXPERIMINTATION
Definition
INVOLVES COMPARING A CONTROL GROUP AND AN EXPERIMENTAL GROUP
Term
ANALYSIS
Definition
SCIENTISTS MUST ANALYZE DATA COLLECTED DURING EXPERIMENTATION
Term
CONCLUSION
Definition
PURPOSE OF THE SCIENTIFIC PROCESS IS TO DEVELOP A ____________
Term
QUALITATIVE
Definition
IF MATHEMATICS WAS NOT USED
Term
DEDUCTIVE REASONING
Definition
METHOD WHEREBY CONCLUSIONS FOLLOW FROM GENERAL PRINCIPLES
Term
INDUCTIIVE REASONING
Definition
METHOD OF ARRIVING AT GENERAL PRINCIPLES FROM SPECIFIC FACTS
Term
ANATOMY
Definition
THE STUDY OF THE STRUCTURE OF ORGANS AND BODY STRUCTURE
Term
PHYSIOLOGY
Definition
STUDY OF THE FUNCTION OF THE ORGANS AND BODY STRUCTURES
Term
ATOMS
Definition
SMALLEST PARTS OF THE ELEMENTS THAT STILL RETAIN ALL THE ORIGINAL PROPERTIES OF THE ELEMENT
Term
MOLECULE
Definition
CHEMICAL BONDING OF ATOMS THAT POSSESSES ITS OWN CHARACTERIZED INDEPENDENT OF ATOMS THEMSELVES
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CELLS
Definition
BASIC UNIT OF ALL LIFE
Term
TISSUE
Definition
CELLS COMBINE IN FORM OF FUNCTION AND TYPE
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ORGAN LEVEL
Definition
TWO OR MORE TISSUE TYPES WORK TOGETHER TO PERFORM A SPECIFIC FUNCTION
Term
ORGANISM
Definition
HIGHEST LEVEL OF ORGANIZATION
Term
FOUR BASIC TISSUE TYPES
Definition
EPITHELIAL, CONNECTIVE, MUSCULAR AND NERVOUS
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EPITHELIAL TISSUE
Definition
PROVIDE COVERING SUCH AS SKIN TISSUE OR PRODUCE SECRETIONS SUCH AS GLANDULAR TISSUE
Term
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
Definition
FOUND THROUGHOUT THE BODY, SERVES TO CONNECT DIFFERENT STRUCTURES OF THE BODY
Term
MUSCLE TISSUE
Definition
DEDICATED TO PRODUCING MOVEMENT
Term
NERVOUS TISSUE
Definition
PROVIDES THE STRUCTURE FOR THE BRAIN,SPINAL CORD AND NERVES
Term
CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
Definition
ALSO KNOWN AS THE CARDIVASCULAR SYSTEM-CONSISTS OF THE HEART,BLOOD VESSELS AND BLOOD/ IS THE TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAY FOR THE ENTIRE BODY
Term
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
Definition
CONSISTS OF ALL THE ORGANS FROM THE MOUTH TO THE ANUS INVOLVED IN THE INGESTION AND BREAKDOWN OF FOOD
Term
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
Definition
SERVES TO CONTROL THE BODY FUNCTIONS, GLANDS THAT SECRETE HORMONES THAT TRAVEL THROUGH THE BLOOD TO ORGANS IN THE BODY
Term
INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM
Definition
CONSISTS OF SKIN, MUCOUS MEMBRANES, HAIR AND, NAILS
Term
LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
Definition
CONSISTS OF LYMPH NODES. LYMPH VESSELS THAT CARRY LYMPH, THE SPLEEN, THE THYMUS, AND THE TONSILS
Term
MUSCULAR SYSTEM
Definition
CONSISTS OF SKELETAL MUSCLE, TENDONS THAT CONNECT MUSCLE TO BONE, AND LIGAMENTS THAT ATTACH BONES TO FORM JOINTS
Term
NERVOUS SYSTEM
Definition
CONSISTS OF THE BRAIN, SPINAL CORD, AND NERVES, SERVES AS THE BODY CONTROL SYSTEM
Term
REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
Definition
PRODUCE OFFSPRING
Term
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
Definition
KEEPS THE BODY'S CELLS SUPPLIED WITH OXYGEN AND REMOVES CARBON DIOXIDE
Term
SKELETAL SYSTEM
Definition
PROVIDES SUPPORT AND PROTECTION FOR THE BODY AND IT'S ORGANS, AND SUPPLIES A FRAMEWORK THAT WHEN USED CREATES MOVEMENT
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HEART
Definition
ORGAN THAT CONTRACTS AND PUMPS BLOOD THROUGHOUT THE BODY
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ARTERIES
Definition
BLOOD VESSELS THAT TRANSPORT BLOOD AWAY FROM THE HEART TO THE CAPILLARIES
Term
VEINS
Definition
BLOOD VESSELS THAT TRANSPORT BLOOD FROM THE CAPPILLARIES BACK TO THE HEART
Term
CAPILLARIES
Definition
TINY BLOOD VESSELS THAT TRANSPORT BLOOD FROM ARTERIES TO VEINS WITHIN THE BODY
Term
HEART CONSISTS OF 4 CHAMBERS
Definition
LT AND RT VENTRICLE, LT AND RT ATRIUM
Term
VALVES OF THE HEART
Definition
TRICUSPID AND PULMONARY VALVE ON THE RT SIDE OF THE HEART, MITRAL AND AORTIC VALVE ON THE LT SIDE OF THE HEART
Term
AIRE EXCHANGE ROUTE
Definition
LUNGS,TRACHEA,BRONCHIAL TUBES
Term
ALVEOLI
Definition
TINY SACS THAT ARE SURROUNDED BY CAPILLARIES
Term
CILIA
Definition
TINY HAIR IN THE BRONCHIAL TUBES
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DIAPHRAGM
Definition
ABDOMINAL MUSCLE THAT CONTRACTS AND PULLS AIR INTO THE LUNGS
Term
INSPIRATION
Definition
THE ACT OF TAKING IN OXYGENATED AIR
Term
EXPIRATION
Definition
THE ACT OF REMOVING CARBON DIOXIDE OUT OF THE BODY
Term
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
Definition
BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD
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PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
Definition
CRANIAL AND SPINAL NERVES THAT EXTEND BEYOND THE CNS
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AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
Definition
CONTROLS THE AUTONOMIC BODY FUNCTIONS LIKE THE HEARTBEAT AND DIGESTION
Term
SYMPATHETIC NERVES
Definition
FIGHT OR FLIGHT- ARE ACTIVE WHEN A PERSON IS EXCITED OR SCARED
Term
PARASYMPATHETIC NERVES
Definition
REST OR DIGEST- ARE ACTIVE WHEN A PERSON IS EATING OR AT REST
Term
SENSORY-SOMATIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
Definition
CONSISTS OF 12 PAIRS OF CRANIAL NERVES AND 31 PAIR OF SPINAL NERVES
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GANGLIA
Definition
COLLECTION OF NERVE CELL BODIES
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DENDRITES
Definition
RECEIVE STIMULI FROM THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT AND BRING THOSE STIMULI TO THE NEURONS
Term
NEURONS
Definition
SPECIALIZED CELL THAT MAKES UP THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND TRANSMIT MESSAGES
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AXON
Definition
NERVE CELLS CONNECT ONE NEURON WITH ANOTHER NEURON
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SYNAPSIS
Definition
FLUID FILLED GAP
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STIMULI
Definition
FUNCTIONS WORK TOGETHER WITH OTHER BODY SYSTEMS AND MAINTAIN HOMEOSTASIS WITHIN THE BODY
Term
SENSORY NEURONS
Definition
ARE ON THE FACE,FINGERS AND TOES FOR SENSITIVITY
Term
REFLEX
Definition
OCCURS WHEN NEURONS TRASMIT A MESSAGE TO THE SPINAL CORD , WHICH IN TURN SENDS A MESSAGE BACK TO THE MUSCLE TO REACT BEFORE THE MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED TO THE BRAIN
Term
EFFECTORS
Definition
WHICH ARE THE GLANDS AND MUSCLES
Term
PERISTALSIS
Definition
RYTHMIC CONTRACTIONS THAT PROPEL FOOD TOWARDS THE COLON AND ANUS
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DIGESTION
Definition
THE MECHANICAL AND CHEMICAL BREAKDOWN OF FOOD
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ENZYMES
Definition
CHEMICALS THAT BREAK DOWN PROTEINS, CARB'S AND FATS INTO NUTRIENTS THAT CAN BE ABSORBED THROUGH THE WALL OF THE INTESTINE INTO THE BLOODSTREAM
Term
CHYME
Definition
MIXTURE OF FOOD, CHEMICALS, AND ENZYMES IN THE STOMACH
Term
PYLORIC SPHINCTER
Definition
RELEASES CHYME FROOM THE STOMACH INTO THE SMALL INTESTINE
Term
DUODENUM
Definition
FIRST SECTION OF THE SMALL INTESTINE
Term
VILLI
Definition
ABSORPTION OF THE NUTRIENTS OCCURS IN THE SMALL INTESINE THROUGH _____________
Term
MICROVILLI
Definition
INCREASE THE SURFACE AREA WITHIN THE SMALL INTESTINE
Term
IMMUNE SYSTEM
Definition
TISSUES, CELLS AND ORGANS THAT FIGHT OFF ILLNESS AND DISEASE
Term
PATHOGENS
Definition
INNATE AND ADAPTIVE DEFENSES ARE DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE BODY FROM __________________
Term
PHAGOCYTOSIS
Definition
ENGULFING OF PATHOGENS BY WBC
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PERFORINS
Definition
PORE-FORMING PROTEINS- TARGET CANCER AND VIRUS CELLS
Term
INTERFERONS
Definition
BODY'S RESPONSE TO A VIRAL INFECTION AND PREVENT REPLICATION OF THE VIRUS AFTER 7-10 DAYS
Term
CHEMOTAXIS
Definition
MTHOD BY WHICH THE LEUKOCYTES RESPOND TO DAMAGED BODY TISSUE
Term
LEUKOCYTES
Definition
WBC
Term
CYTOKINES
Definition
CHEMICAL MESSANGERS THAT ARE RELEASED BY DAMAGED TISSUE
Term
DIAPEDESIS
Definition
WBC SQUEEZING THROUGH CAPILLARY SLITS IN RESPONSE TO CYTOKINES
Term
ANTIBODIES
Definition
PRODUCES THAT ARE SPECIFIC FOR THE INVADING ANTIGEN
Term
ANTIGEN
Definition
FOREIGN INVADER
Term
B CELLS
Definition
TYPES OF LYMPHOCYTES OR SMALL LEUKOCYTES
Term
VACCINE
Definition
SIMULATES AN ACTUAL INFECTION BY A PATHOGEN, STIMULATING THE BODY TO PRODUCE ANTIBODIES FORFUTURE PROTECTION
Term
T CELLS
Definition
LYMPHOCYTE THAT TRIGGERS THE ACTION OF THE LYMPHOCYTES
Term
FERTILITY RATES
Definition
AVERAGE NUMBER OF CHILDREN A WOMEN WILL HAVE DURING HER CHOLDBEARING YEARS
Term
CRUDE BIRTH RATE
Definition
DEFINED BY THE NUMBER OF BIRTHS PER 1000 PEOPLE PER YEAR
Term
CRUDE DEATH RATE
Definition
DEFINED BY THE NUMBER OF DEATHS PER 1000 PEOPLE PER YEAR
Term
IMMIGRATION
Definition
ACT OF AN INDIVIDUAL MOVING INTO A REGION OR COUNTRY
Term
EMMIGRATION
Definition
ACT OF AN INDIVIDUAL MOVING OUT OF A REGION OR COUNTRY TO LIVE IN ANOTHER
Term
TAXONOMY
Definition
DOMAIN,KINGDOM,PHYLUM,CLASS,ORDER,
FAMILY,GENUS,SPECIES
Term
SIX KINGDOMS
Definition
ANIMALIA,FUNGI,PLANTAE,PROTISTA,
EUBACTERIA,ARCHABACTERIA
Term
CHARLES DARWIN
Definition
FIRST PERSON TO STUDY AND WRITE ABOUT SPECIES ADAPTION
Term
NATURAL SELECTION
Definition
OCCURS WHEN SOME INDIVIDUALS OF A SPECIES ARE BETTER ABLE TO SURVIVE IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT AND REPRODUCE THAT OTHERS
Term
GENES
Definition
STRETCHES OF DNA ON A CHROMOSOME THAT PROVIDE INFO FOR AN ORGANISM'S CHARACTERISTICS
Term
ALLELES
Definition
EVERY GENE EXISTS IN DIFFERENT FORMS
Term
ADAPTION
Definition
CHANGES IN THE DNA THAT BETTER ABLE TO SURVIVE AMD ADAPT TO THE ENVIORNMENT IN WHICH THEY LIVE
Term
MUTATION
Definition
CHANGES IN THE DNA THAT AFFECT THE WAY A GENE FUNCTIONS
Term
DNA
Definition
DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID
Term
RNA
Definition
RIBONUCLEIC ACID
Term
NUCLEIC ACID
Definition
TO STORE AND TRANSMIT HEREDITARY INFORMATION
Term
NUCLEOTIDES
Definition
CONSISTS OF A PENTOSE,A PHOSPHATE GROUP, AND NITROGENOUS BASE
Term
PENTOSE
Definition
A TYPE OF SUGAR
Term
PHOSPHATE GROUP
Definition
A MOLECULE IN THE BACKBONE OF DNA AND RNA THAT LINKS AJOINING BASES TOGETHER
Term
NITORGENOUS BASE
Definition
IS A MOLECULE FOUND IN DNA AND RNA THAT ENCODES THE GENETIC INFO IN CELLS
Term
PYRIMIDES
Definition
THYMINE AND CYTOSINE ONLY HAVE ONE RING
Term
PURINES
Definition
DNA'S DOUBLE HELIX THAT ADENINE AND QUANINE HAVE TWO RINGS
Term
TRANSCRIPTION
Definition
CELLS COPY THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE DNA AND RNA
Term
PROKARYOTIC
Definition
BACTERIA HAVE THE MOST BASIC TYPES OF CELLS THAT CAN EXIST INDEPENDENTLY OF OTHER CELLS
Term
CELL WALL
Definition
HELPS SEPARATE THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CELL
Term
CYTOPLASM
Definition
AN INNER LAYER IS A RICH PROTEIN FLUID WITH GEL-LIKE CONSISTENCY
Term
ORGANELLES
Definition
TINY ORGANS
Term
NUCLEIOD
Definition
CONDENSED DNA OF THE CELL
Term
PLASMIDS
Definition
SMALL,CIRCULAR PORTIONS OF DNA NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE NUCLEOID
Term
RIBOSOME
Definition
MANUFACTURE PROTEINS FOR THE CELL FROM THE RNA MESSAGES
Term
FLAGELLA
Definition
LONG AND WHIP-LIKE AND PROJECT OUTWARD FROM THE CELL
Term
EUKARYA
Definition
EUKARYOTIC CELLS WHICH ARE NOT ONLY MORE COMPLEX THAT PROKARYOTIC CELLS BUT ARE ALSO MANY TIMES LARGER
Term
ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM
Definition
IS A TUBULAR TRANSPORT NETWORK WITHIN THE CELL
Term
SECRETION
Definition
THE ER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MOVING PROTEINS FROM ONE PART OF A CELL TO ANOTHER AND FOR MOVING PROTEINS TO THE OUTSIDE OF A CELL
Term
GOLGI APPARATUS
Definition
INVOLVED IN THE PACKAGING AND TRANSPORT OF PROTEINS IN THE CELL
Term
VESICLES
Definition
SMALL MEMBRANE-BOUNDED SACS WITHIN THE CYOPLASM
Term
VACUOLE
Definition
BASIC STORAGE UNIT OF THE CELL THAT CAN HOLD VARIOUS COMPOUNDS
Term
LYSOSOME
Definition
CONTAINS DIGESTIVE ENZYMES THAT ARE CAPABLE OF DIPOSING OF CELLULAR DEBRIS AND WORN CELL PARTS
Term
PEROXISOME
Definition
FUNCTIONS RO RID THE BODY OF TOXIC COMPOUNDS
Term
ATP
Definition
ADENOSINE TROPHOSPHATE
Term
MITOCHONDRIA
Definition
POWERHOUSES OF THE CELL WHERE ATP IS PRODUCED
Term
CRISTAE
Definition
MEMBRANES INSIDE SERIES OF FOLDS
Term
MICROTUBULES
Definition
CELLULAR TRACKS THAT ,DURING MITOSIS FORM THE MITOTIC SPINDLE
Term
CENTROSOME
Definition
MICROTUBLES-ORGANIZING CENTERS THAT HELP TO FROM AND ORGANIZE THE MITOTIC SPINDLE DURING MITOSIS
Term
CHLOROPLASTS
Definition
THEY ARE ORGANELLES THAT CONTAIN CHLOROPHYLL
Term
NUCLEUS
Definition
VERY LARGE ORGANELLE IN THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE CELL THAT ENCLOSED BY A DOUBLE MEMBRANE WITH PORES
Term
NUCLEOLUS
Definition
SMALL BODY WITHIN THE NUCLEOUS AND FUNCTIONS TO PRODUCE THE RIBOSOMES THAT GET MOVED TO THE CYTOPLASM TO MAKE CELL PROTEINS
Term
CHROMOSOMES
Definition
CONTAIN SECTIONS CALLED GENES WICH CONTAIN INFORAMTION THAT SPECIFIES THE PRODUCTION OF PROTEINS
Term
PROTEIN
Definition
CHAIN OF AMINO ACIDS
Term
EMBRYO
Definition
AN ANIMAL OR PLANT IN THE EARLY STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT AFTER FERTILIZATION
Term
ZYGOTE
Definition
A FERTILIZED EGG
Term
STEM CELLS
Definition
CELLS CAN DIVIDE AND REMAIN UNDIFFERENTIATED
Term
MITOSIS
Definition
PROCESS OF CELL DUPICATION IN WHICH TWO DAUGHTER CELLS RECEIVE EXACTLY THE SAME NUCLEAR MATERIAL AS THE ORIGINAL CELL
Term
GAMETES
Definition
SEXUAL REPRODUCTION
Term
MITOSIS
Definition
TO HALVE THE NUMBER OF CHROMOSOMES
Term
DIPLOID CELLS
Definition
CELLS THAT CONTAIN TWO SETS OF CHROMOSOMES
Term
HAPLOID CELLS
Definition
CELLS THAT CONTAIN A SINGLE SET OF CHROMOSOMES
Term
HOMOLOGOUS CHROMOSOME
Definition
EACH INDIVIDUAL CHROMOSOME HAS A TWIN
Term
SISTER CHROMATIDS
Definition
INDIVIDUAL CHROMOSOMES DUPLICATE DURING THE S PHASE AND CONDENSE INTO CHROMOSOMES THAT HAVE BOTH COPIES OF THE INDIVIDUAL CHROMOSOMES ATTACHED AT ONE SPOT
Term
CYTOKENESIS
Definition
SEPARATE THE TWO CHROMOSOMES INTO DIFFERENT CELLS
Term
PROPHASE
Definition
SPINDLE FIBERS FORM AND THE CENTRIOLES MOVES TO OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE CELL
Term
METAPHASE
Definition
CHROMOSOMES ALIGN MIDWAY ALONG THE SPINDLE FIBERS
Term
ANAPHASE
Definition
CHROMOSOMES BEGIN TO SEPARATE FROM THEIR DAUGHTERS
Term
TELOPHASE
Definition
IDENTICAL SETS OF CHROMOSOMES ARE AT OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE CELL
Term
PROPHASE 1
Definition
HOMOLOGOUS CHROMOSOMES CONDENSE AND LINK IN THE PROCESS FORMING TETRADS
Term
METAPHASE 1
Definition
HOMOLOGOUS CHROMOSOMES MOVE TO THE METAPHASE PLATE
Term
ANAPHASE 1
Definition
HOMOLOGOUS CHROMOSOMES SEPARATE BUT THE SISTER CHROMATIDS STAY TOGETHER
Term
TELOPHASE 1
Definition
CYTOKENESIS HAS OCCURED AND TEO HAPLOID DAUGHTER CELLS ARE THE RESULT
Term
PROPHASE 2
Definition
A BRIEF STAGE IN WHICH SPINDLE FIBERS BEGIN TO REAPPEAR AND CENTROILES MOVE TO OPPOSITE POLES
Term
METAPHASE 2
Definition
SISTER CHROMATIDS ALIGN AT A NEW METAPHASE PLATE
Term
ANAPHASE 2
Definition
SISTER CHROMATIDS SEPARATE AGAIN
Term
TELOPHASE 2
Definition
FOUR HAPLOID CELLS RESUL AFTER CYTOKENESIS
Term
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Definition
PROCESS CARRIED OUT BY GREEN PLANTS, GREEN ALGAE, AND CERTAIN BACTERIA IN WHICH THE SUNLIGHT IS TRAPPED BY THE GREEN PIGMENT
Term
CHLOROPHYLL
Definition
THE GREEN PIGMENT
Term
HETERTROPHS
Definition
ORGANISMS THAT CANNOT PRODUCE THEIR OWN FOOD
Term
CELLULAR RESPIRATION
Definition
GLUCOSE IS BROKEN DOWN BY THE PROCESS OG GLYCOLYSIS WHICH TRANFERS SOME OF THE ENERGY TO ATP
Term
CHROMOSOMES
Definition
LOCATED IN THE NUCLEUS OF A CELL AND CONTAIN STRETCHES OF DNA CALLED GENES
Term
CODON
Definition
COMPOSED OF THREE OF THE BASES
Term
AMINO ACID
Definition
THERE ARE 20 DIFFERENT KINDS
Term
GENOME
Definition
A COMPLETE SET OF DNA FOR AN INDIVIDUAL THAT CONTAINS ALL GENES
Term
MUTAGEN
Definition
A SUBSTANCE THAT INDUCES MUTATION
Term
MISMATCH REPAIR
Definition
ALTHOUGH THIS REDUCES ERROR RATES THE CELL HAS ANOTHER BACK-UP PLAN IN PLACE CALLED
Term
EXCISION REPAIR
Definition
MECHANISM INSPECT THE DNA FOR THESE TYPES OF DAMAGE AND ATTEMPT TO REPAIR
Term
GERM CELLS
Definition
REPRODUCTIVE CELLS THAT GIVE RISE TO SPERM AND OVUM
Term
PHENOTYPES
Definition
PHYSICAL EXPRESSIONS OF GENETIC TRAITS
Term
GENOTYPE
Definition
ORGANISMS UNDERLYING GENETIC MAKEUP OR CODE
Term
GENETICS
Definition
IS THE STUDY OF HEREDITY OR HOW TRAITS ARE PASSED DOWN FROM PARENT TO OFFSPRING
Term
HOMOZYGOUS
Definition
WHEN BOTH PARENTS GIVE THE OFFSPRING THAT SAME ALLELES
Term
HETEROZYGOUS
Definition
EACH PARENT GIVES THE OFFSPRING A DIFFERENT ALLELE FOR A PARTICULAR TRAIT
Term
PUNNETT SQUARE
Definition
IS A GRAPHICAL WAY TO SHOW ALL THE POSSIBLE COMBINATIONS OF ALLELES GIVEN THE TWO PARENTS GENOTYPES
Term
INCOMPLETE DOMINANCE
Definition
WHEN THE DOMINANT AND RECESSIVE GENOTYPES INTERACT TO PRODUCE AND INTERMEDIATE PHENOTYPE
Term
LIGHT-YEARS
Definition
DISTANCE THAT THE LIGHT TRAVELS WITHIN 1 YEAR OF TIME
Term
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
Definition
WAVES OF RADIATION THAT ARE CHARACTERIZED BY ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELDS
Term
WORK
Definition
THE RESULT OF ANY CHANGE IN ENERGY
Term
JOULES OR CALORIES
Definition
QUANTIFIED IN UNITS OF THE METRIC SYSTEM
Term
KINETIC ENERGY
Definition
ENERGY OF MOTION
Term
POTENTIAL ENERGY
Definition
STORED ENERGY
Term
LAW OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY
Definition
THAT ENERGY IS NOT LOST BUT RATHER TRANSFERRED BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN KE AND PE
Term
MATTER
Definition
ANYTHING THAT TAKES UP SPACE AND HAS MASS
Term
MASS
Definition
THE QUANTITY OF MATTER AN OBJECT HAS
Term
ELEMENTS
Definition
SUSBSTANCE THAT CANNOT BE BROKEN INTO SIMPLER TYPES OF MATTER
Term
PROTONS
Definition
POSITIVELY CHARGED SUBATOMIC PARTICLES
Term
NEUTRONS
Definition
NEUTRAL SUBATOMIC PARTICLES FOUND IN THE NUCLEUS OF THE ATOM
Term
ATOMIC NUMBER
Definition
NUMBER OF PROTONS IN THE NUCLEUS OF AN ATOM
Term
ELECTRONS
Definition
NEGATIVELY CHARGED SUBATOMIC PARTICLES FOUND AROUND THE NUCLEUS
Term
CHEMICAL REACTION
Definition
DYNAMIC EVENT THAT ALTERS THE CHEMICAL MAKEUP OF AN ATOM
Term
ION
Definition
IMBALANCE PRODUCES A POSITIVELY OR NEGATIVELY CHARGES ATOM
Term
MASS NUMBER
Definition
TOTAL NUMBER OF PROTONS AND NEUTRONS FOUND WITHIN THE NUCLEUS OF AN ATOM
Term
ATOMIC MASS
Definition
AVERAGE MASS OF ALL THE KNOWN ISOTOPES OF AN ELEMENT
Term
ATOMS CHARGE
Definition
REFERS TO THE POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE DISTRIBUTION WITHIN IT
Term
ISOTOPES
Definition
ATOMS WITH THE SAME NUMBER OF PROTONS BUT DIFFERETN NUMBERS OF NEUTRONS
Term
CATALYST
Definition
CONTROL THE RATE OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS OR REACTIONS IN WHICH ATOMS REACT TO COME TO A STABLE STATE
Term
SUBSTRATE
Definition
THE MOLECULAR SURFACE ACTED UPON BY AN ENZYM
Term
ACTIVATION ENERGY
Definition
CATALYSTS INCREASE REACTION RATES BY LOWERING THIS
Term
ORBITAL SHELLS
Definition
THE ARRANGEMENT OF ELECTRONS WITHIN THE ORBITS AROUND THE NUCLEUS
Term
VALENCE ELECTRONS
Definition
ELECTRONS IN THE OUTER MOST SHELL OF AN ATOM
Term
CHEMICAL BONDING
Definition
THE CHEMICAL MERGING OF ATOMS DUE TO THEIR ELECTRON ARRANGEMENTS
Term
GLOBUALR PROTEINS
Definition
PROTEINS THAT ARE WATER SOLUBLE
Term
pH
Definition
VALUE IS A MEASURE OF HYDROGEN ION CONCENTRATION WITHIN A SOLUTION
Term
METABOLIC PATHWAYS
Definition
CHEMICAL REACTION WITH A CELL
Term
ACIDIC SOLUTION
Definition
SOLUTIONS WITH A pH VALUE LESS THAT 7
Term
BASIC SOLUTION
Definition
SOLUTIONS WITH A pH VALUE GREATER THAN 7
Term
pH INDICATOR
Definition
USED TO QUALITATIVELY DETERMINE THE pH
Term
IONIC
Definition
THE ELECTRICAL ATTRACTION BETWEEN IONS OF OPPOSITE CHARGES
Term
COVALENT
Definition
SHARING OF ELECTRONS BETWEEN ATOMS
Term
HYDROCARBON
Definition
METHANE, BUTANE BOND TO HYDROGEN AND CARBON ATOMS
Term
ALKANES
Definition
SATURATED HYDROCARBONS
Term
SATURATED
Definition
CARBON IS COMPLETELY CONNECTED
Term
UNSATURATED HYDROCARBONS
Definition
HAVE ONE OR MORE DOUBLE OR TRIPLE BONDS BETWEEN CARBON ATOMS
Term
ALKYNES
Definition
CONTAINING TRIPLE BONDS
Term
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Definition
CONNECTED WITH THE STUDY OF HYDROCARBON STRUCTURE
Term
METALLOIDS
Definition
ELEMENTS THAT MAY APPEAR OR DONATE ELECTRONS, POSSESSES A MIXTURE OF METALLIC AND NON-METALLIC PROPERTIES
Term
ANION
Definition
NEGATIVE ION
Term
CATION
Definition
POSITIVE ION
Term
LEWIS STRUCTURE
Definition
LEWIS DOT DIAGRAM
Term
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
Definition
OCCUR THROUGHOUT NATURE AND ARE CRITICAL FOR SUSTAINING LIFE
Term
REACTANTS
Definition
SUBSTANCES CONSUMED OR ALTERED IN THE CHEMICAL REACTION
Term
PRODUCTS
Definition
SUBSTANCES FORMED AS THE RESULT OF A CHEMICAL REACTION
Term
OXIDATION
Definition
INVOLVES ELECTRON DONATION TO PRODUCE A MORE POSITIVE ION
Term
REDUCTION
Definition
INVOLVES ELECTRON ACCEPTANCE TO PRODUCE A MORE NEGATIVE ION
Term
METABOLISM
Definition
REFERS TO THE CHEMICAL REACTIONS IN LIVING ORGANISMS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN LIFE
Term
POLAR MOLECULE
Definition
MOLECULE THAT POSSESSES BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ATOMIC STRUCTURE
Term
ELECTROLYSIS
Definition
CAN CHEMICALLY SPLIT THE LIQUID WATER MOLECULE INTO GASEOUS COMPONENTS
Term
DENSITY
Definition
RATIO OF MASS PER VOLUME FOR A SUBSTANCE
Term
CELSIUS
Definition
IS A METRIC TEMP SCALE
Term
KELVIN SCALE
Definition
IS ALTERNATELY USED TO EXPRESS TEMPERATURE, K= -273 DEGREE CELCIUS
Term
SPECIFIC HEAT
Definition
ENERGY USED TO RAISE ONE UNIT OF MASS OF A SUBSTANCE BY 1 DEGREE CELSIUS
Term
HEAT OF VAPORAZATION
Definition
THE AMOUNT OF HEAT NECESSARY TO CAUSE A PHASE TRANSITION BETWEEN A LIQUID AND A GAS
Term
KINETIC THEORY
Definition
STATES THAT ATOMS ARE ALWAYS IN MOTION
Term
CRYSTALLINE ORDER
Definition
WHICH THE ATOMS ARE ARRANGED IN A HIGHLY ORDERED STATE
Term
PHYSICAL BONDING
Definition
A PHYSICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN ATOMS THAT DOES NOT ALTAR THE CHEMICAL NATURE OF THE ATOMS
Term
LATENT HEAT
Definition
RELATED TO ENERGY NEEDED TO CAUSE A PHASE TRANSITION AT A FIXED TEMP
Term
HEAT
Definition
THE FLOW ENERGY DUE TO A DIFFERENCE IN TEMP
Term
PHASE TRANSITION
Definition
ALTERATION OF THE PHYSICAL STATE BETWEEN A SOLID,LIQUID AND GAS
Term
POLAR MOLECULE
Definition
MOLECULE THAT POSSESSES BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ATOMIC STRUCTURE
Term
ADJECTIVE
Definition
DESCRIPTIVE WORD THAT MODIFIES A NOUN OR PRONOUN
Term
ADVERB
Definition
A WORD THAT MODIFIES A VERD,ADJECTIVE, OR ANOTHER ADVERB AND INDICATED WHEN,HOW,WHY,WHERE, OR HOW MUCH
Term
ARTICLE
Definition
A WORD THAT IS USED TO LIMIT A NOUN, EITHER INDICATE(S AND AN) OR DEFINITE(THE)
Term
CLAUSE
Definition
A GROUP OF WORDS THAT ARE RELATED AND CONTAIN BOTH A SUJECT AND A VERB
Term
DIRECT OBJECT
Definition
THE NOUN OR PRONOUN THAT RECEIVES THE ACTION OF THE VERB ABD ANSWERS QUESTION WHOM, OR WHAT
Term
NOUN
Definition
WORD FOR A PERSON,PLACE OR THING
Term
OBJECT OF A PREPOSITION
Definition
THE NOUN,PRONOUN,PHRASE OR CLAUSE TO WHICH THE PREPOSITION REFERS
Term
PHRASE
Definition
A GROUP OF WORDS THAT ARE RELATED BUT DO NOT CONTAIN A VERB AND A SUBJEST TOGETHER
Term
POSSESSIVE PRONOUN
Definition
A PRONOUN USED TO INDICATE OWNERSHIP
Term
PREPOSITION
Definition
A WORD SUCH AS BY,AT,TO,OR FROM THAT GIVES ADDITIONAL INFO
Term
PRONOUN
Definition
A WORD THAT REPLACES AND REFERS TO A NOUN
Term
SUBJECT
Definition
A NOUN OR PRONOUN THAT PERFORMS THE ACTION OF THE VERB
Term
VERB
Definition
A WORD THAT SHOWS AN ACTION OR A STATE OF BEING
Term
GENDERED LANGUAGE
Definition
LANGUAGE THAT SPECIFIES MALE OR FEMALE GENDER USING WORDS SUCH AS HE OR SHE
Term
ANTECEDENT
Definition
THE NOUN THAT A PRONOUN REFERS BACK TO
Term
INDIRECT DIALOGUE
Definition
INDIRECT COURSE- TELLS ABOUT WHAT SOMEONE SAID
Term
DIRECT DIALOGUE
Definition
DIRECT COURSE- OFFERS A MORE SPECIFIC PERSPECTIVE
Term
POINT OF VIEW
Definition
THE PERSPECTIVE FROM WHICH AUTHOR WRITES
Term
FIRST PERSON
Definition
THE NARRATOR IS A CHACTER WITHIN THE STORY
Term
THIRD PERSON
Definition
POINT OF VIEW IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED THE MOST FORMAL WRITING STYLE
Term
SECOND PERSON
Definition
POINT OF VIEW IS ANOTHER OPTION
Term
ACTIVE VERB
Definition
REFERS TO THE MAKING OF A NOUN FROM A VERB,ADVERB OR ADJECTIVE
Term
PASSIVE VERB
Definition
COMPRISED OF BE PLUS A PAST PARTICLE THAT SHIFTS THE ACTION OF A SENTENCE FROM THE SUBJECT TO THE OBJECT OF THE SENTENCE
Term
WORD STRUCTURE
Definition
THE WAY IN WHICH THE PARTS OF A WORD ARE ARRANGED TOGETHER
Term
ROOT WORD
Definition
THE WORD IN THE SIMPLEST FORM
Term
PREFIX
Definition
A WORD ADDED TO THE BEGINNING OF A WORD
Term
SUFFIX
Definition
A WORD THAT IS ADDED TO THE END OF A WORD
Term
ETYMOLOGY
Definition
REFERS TO THE HISTORY OF THE WORD OR ITS ORIGIN
Term
SIMPLE SENTENCE
Definition
CONTAINS ONLY ONE CLAUSE THAT HAS A COMPLETE MEANING
Term
INDEPENDENT CLAUSE
Definition
A CLAUSE THAT HAS A COMPLETE MEANING
Term
DEPENDENT CLAUSE
Definition
A CLAUSE THAT IS MADE DEPENDENT OR INCOMPLETE SENTENCE
Term
COMPOUND SENTENCE
Definition
DIFFERS FROM A SIMPLE SENTENCE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS TWO INDEPENDENT CLAUSES JOINED TOGETHER WITH A CORDINATING CONJUCTION OR A SEMI-COLON
Term
PARAGRAPH
Definition
A GROUP OF SENTENCES THAT FORM A TOPIC OR THEME
Term
TOPIC SENTENCE
Definition
USUALLY GIVEN AT OR NEAR THE BEGINNING OF THE PARAGRAPH
Term
TRANSITION
Definition
A SMOOTH MOVEMENT FROM ONE POINT TO THE NEXT
Term
SUPPORT
Definition
MAY COME IN THE FORM OF DETAILS AND EXAMPLES THAT CLEARLY EXPLAIN THE TOPIC OF THE PARAGRAPH
Term
PERIODIC SENTENCE
Definition
THE MEANING OR POINT OF VIEW OF THE SENTENCE IS DELAYED UNTIL THE END
Term
CUMULATIVE SENTENCE
Definition
IN WHICH THE INDEPENDENCE CLAUSE OF THE SENTENCE COMES FIRST AND IS FOLLOWED BY MODIFIERS THAT FURTHER DEVELOP THE INITIAL IDEA
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