Biological Diversity
The process that produces identical offspring from one parent
What is asexual reproduction?
A change in which no new substance is formed.
What is a physical change?
A measure of how acidic or basic a substance is.
What is pH?
The flow of electric charge through a conductor.
What is current electricity?
The model that places the Sun at the center of the solar system.
What is the heliocentric model?
An organism that can survive in many different habitats and eat many types of food.
What is a generalist?
The smallest particle of an element that retains its properties.
What is an atom?
The movement of toxins from one organism to another through a food chain.
What is biomagnification?
The unit used to measure electrical current.
What is an ampere (amp)?
The measure of an object’s height above the horizon.
What is altitude?
The structure inside a cell that contains genetic information.
What is the nucleus?
The law stating that matter cannot be created or destroyed in a chemical reaction.
What is the Law of Conservation of Mass?
The three main nutrients found in fertilizers.
What are nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (NPK)?
In this type of circuit, each device has its own path for current.
What is a parallel circuit?
The technique used to determine distances to nearby stars by measuring angles from different positions.
What is triangulation?
A species that no longer exists anywhere on Earth.
What is an extinct species?
The type of compound formed between a metal and a non-metal.
What is an ionic compound?
This process uses living organisms to break down pollutants.
What is bioremediation?
The formula relating voltage, current, and resistance.
What is Ohm’s Law (V = IR)?
The telescope that uses mirrors to collect light.
What is a reflecting telescope?
This process explains how organisms with advantageous traits are more likely to survive and reproduce, causing populations to change over time.
What is natural selection?
A chemical reaction that absorbs energy from its surroundings.
What is an endothermic reaction?
A toxic effect that occurs after long-term exposure to a substance.
What is chronic toxicity?
A device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.
What is a generator?
The study of light emitted or absorbed by objects in space.
What is spectroscopy?