Earth's History/Evolution
Organic matter exposed to minerals turned into a rocky substance
Petrification
Gasses that absorb infrared radiation in the atmosphere causing the Earth to heat up
Greenhouse Gasses
A microbe that can cause a disease
Pathogen
The smallest unit of an element that has all the properties of the element
Atom
An area where salty ocean water mixes with fresh water from river
Estuary
A long tube shaped sample of ice taken from a glacier that helps to give us data about the composition of the Earth's atmosphere during long periods of time
Ice cores
Energy sources that cannot be replaced as quickly as they are used
Nonrenewable Resources
A cell in which a parasite or virus lives
Host Cell
A mixture in which different parts are easily identified
Heterogenous Mixture
The shoreline area that falls between the high tidemark and the low tidemark
Intertidal Zone
The idea that similarity of embryos show a common ancestor
Embryology
Interactions between two different organisms in which both organisms benefit
Mutualism
To change the genetic make-up of an organism
Mutate
A scientific law that states that during a chemical reaction, matter cannot be created or destroyed but can be changed into a different form
The Law of Conservation of Matter
The tendency of water to stick to other substance
Adhesion
Structures that appear to be similar but are not; no common ancestor
Analogous Structures
An organism that obtains nutrition and energy by eating other organisms
Consumer
Making an exact genetic copy of a cell, organ, or organism
Cloning
A definite number written smaller beside an element that tells how many atoms of that element are in a compound
Subscript
The clarity, pH and other substances present in natural water or drinking water
Water Quality
Structures that appear to have no purpose but have not been evolved away
Vestigial Structures
Interactions between two different organisms in which one organism benefits at the expense of the other organism
Parasitism
The process cells use to obtain energy from foo
Cellular Respiration
The vertical column of elements on the periodic table that contains elements having similar chemical properties
Groups
A layer of rock that stores water and allows water to flow through it
Aquifer