Question 1

Photosynthesis

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Process plants use to make a food source from energy

Question 2

Metabolism

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Process of converting food into usable energy

Question 3

Catalyst

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Used to speed up a reaction

Question 4

Scientific Theory

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Explains the how and why of things that happens in nature through observations and experiments.

Question 5

What is a universally accepted standard method that is used to determine the units of a given measurement?

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Metric System

Question 6

Control Group

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Baseline measure that remains constant

Question 7

Translation

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Making of proteins by mRNA binding to a ribosome with the start codon that initiates the production of amino acids.

Question 8

Temperature

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Measures the amount of kinetic energy that particles of matter have in a substance

Question 9

What are single-celled organisms that lack a nucleus?

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Prokaryotes

Question 10

DNA Replication

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Process of synthesizing a new strand of DNA

Question 11

What are three common types of SI Base Units?

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Meter (length), gram (weight), and liter (volume)

Question 12

Transcription

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Process that “rewrites” the information in a gene in DNA into a molecule of messenger RNA

Question 13

Punnett Square

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Diagram used to predict the probable outcomes of a cross

Question 14

Cellular Respiration

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Process by which the mitochondria of a cell break down glucose to produce energy in the form of ATP

Question 15

What are multicellular organisms that contain a nucleus?

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Eukaryotes

Question 16

Homozygous

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Two factors have the same information

Question 17

Chloroplasts

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Photosynthetic compounds used to make food for plant cells by harnessing energy from the sun

Question 18

Anabolic Pathway

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Involves the synthesis of new molecules where an input of energy is required

Question 19

What is osmosis?

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The diffusion of water and the movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of lower concentration.

Question 20

Gene

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Units of information passed from parent to offspring

Question 21

Lysosomes

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Sac-like structures that contain digestive enzymes that are used to break down food and old organelles

Question 22

Chromosome

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Rod-shaped structure that forms when a single DNA molecule and its associated proteins coil tightly before cell division

Question 23

Independent Variable

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Factor does not depend on what happens in the experiment

Question 24

What is the purpose of the taxonomic system?

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Classify, describe, and name living things

Question 25

What cycle proceeds after glycolysis?

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Citric acid cycle or krebs cycle

Question 26

Inductive Reasoning

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Drawing a general conclusion from specific observations.

Question 27

What three temperature scales are used in science?

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Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin

Question 28

Meiosis

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Sexual cell division in eukaryotes, involves two phases of mitosis that take place one after the other but without a second replication of DNA

Question 29

Mitosis

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Form of cell division where two identical nuclei are produced from one nucleus

Question 30

Endoplasmic Reticulum

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Network of membranes that functions as a cell’s transportation system, shuttling proteins and other materials around the cell

Question 31

Heterozygous

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Two factors have different information

Question 32

Dependent Variable

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Recognized as the outcome of interest, whose value cannot change

Question 33

Golgi apparatus

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stack of flattened pouches that plays a role in processing proteins received from the endoplasmic reticulum

Question 34

Lysosomes

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Sac-like structures that contain digestive enzymes that are used to break down food and old organelles

Question 35

Deductive Reasoning

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Logical approach of making a prediction about a general principle to draw a specific conclusion

Question 36

What are the four classes of biomolecules?

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Proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids

Question 37

Mitochondria

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Cell’s powerhouses that provide energy to the cell for it to function

Question 38

Phenotype

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Physical appearance determined by alleles

Question 39

Sexual Reproduction

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Process in which two organisms produce offspring that have genetic characteristics from both parents

Question 40

Asexual Reproduction

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Process in which only one organism is needed to reproduce itself

Question 41

Nucleus

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membrane-bound organelle that contains the genetic material

Question 42

Catabolic Pathway

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Involve the breakdown of molecules where energy is released

Question 43

Ribosomes

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Cell’s protein factories that can be found floating in the cytoplasm or attached to the endoplasmic reticulum.

Question 44

Allele

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Copy of a factor, or gene

Question 45

Correlations

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Measure the amount of linear association between two variables

Question 46

DNA Molecule

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Long, thin molecule made of subunits called nucleotides that are linked together in a nucleic acid chain

Question 47

Cell

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smallest structural units and basic building blocks of living things

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