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Themes of Biology
Biology in your World
Scientific Processes
Nature of Matter
Water & Solutions
100
the study of life
What is biology
100
the complete genetic material contained in an individual
What is genome
100
the act noting or perceiving the objects or events using the senses
What is observation
100
the smallest unit of matter that cannot be brokendown by chemical means
What is atoms
100
an attraction between substances of the same kind
What is cohesion
200
highly organized, tiny structures with thin coverings called membranes
What is cells
200
daily double a virus that attacks and destroys the human immune system
What is HIV
200
explanation that might be true- a statement that can be tested by additional observation or experimentation
What is hypothesis
200
a pure substance made of only one kind of atom
What is element
200
an attraction between different substances
What is adhesion
300
the process by which organisms make more of their own kind from one generation to the next
What is reproduction
300
a growth defect in cells breakdown of the mechanism that controls cell division
What is cancer
300
the expected outcome of a test assuming the hypthesis is correct
What is prediction
300
daily double a substance made of the joined atoms of two or more different elements
What is compound
300
a mixture in which one or more substances are evenly distributed in another substance
What is solution
400
the sum of all the chemical reactions carried out in an organism
What is metabolism
400
a fatal disorder in which a thick sticky mucus clogs passages in many of the bodys organs
What is cystic fibrosis
400
a planned procedure to test a hypothesis
What is experiment
400
a group of atoms held together by covalent bonds.
What is molecule
400
compounds that form hydrogen ions when dissolved in water
What is acids
500
the basic unit of heredity
What is gene
500
replacement of a defective gene with normal version
What is gene therapy
500
a group in an experiment that receives no experimental treatment
What is control group
500
an atom or molecule that has gained or lost one or more electrons
What is ion
500
compounds that reduce the concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution
What is bases