The Science of Biology #1
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Chemistry of Life #1
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Chemistry of Life #3
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The study of living things.
What is Biology?
100
A biological theme; genetic change in a species over time.
What is evolution?
100
This has mass, occupies space, and is composed of atoms.
What is matter?
100
This elements symbol is O.
What is oxygen?
100

Property of water that helps us maintain our body temperature.

What is Heat Storage?

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A Domain: Mostly small, unicellular eukaryotes.
What are Protists?
200
Type of reasoning used in science.
What is Inductive Reasoning?
200
The atomic NUMBER of an atom that has 6 protons, 6 neutrons, and 6 electrons.
What is 6?
200
Type of bond where electrons are shared.
What is a covalent bond.
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Property of water that requires a lot of energy (heat) to break H-bonds; sweating is an example.
What is Heat of Vaporization.
300
Property of life that maintains a stable internal environment.
What is homeostasis?
300
The first step in any scientific investigation.
What are Observations?
300
Subatomic particle with no charge, located in the nucleus of an atom.
What is a neutron?
300
Bond type formed between Na+ and Cl-.
What is an Ionic Bond?
300
Property of water that makes many substances soluble in water.
What is (high) Polarity?
400
Level of organization that includes mitochondria and ribosomes.
What is the organelle level of organization?
400
Step in a scientific investigation: An educated guess about an observation.
What is a Hypothesis?
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Name of atom that has 6 protons, 6 neutrons, and 6 electrons; has 4 electrons in it's outer shell.
What is carbon?
400
Special type of bond formed in a water molecule.
What is a Polar Covalent Bond?
400
Measurement of H+ or OH- ions; ranges from 0-14.
What is pH?
500
An emergent property that includes the sum of anabolism and catabolism.
What is metabolism?
500
In a scientific investigation, this is the variable that the researcher controls; placed on the X axis of a graph.
What is the Independent Variable.
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Same atomic number, but a different atomic mass (for example C-12, C-14).
What is an isotope?
500
Very special type of bonding BETWEEN water molecules?
What is a Hydrogen Bond?
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An important buffer in human blood.
What is hemoglobin?
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