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Botany
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a plant which develops from a seed and produces new seeds in a single growing season. tissue which carries water and nutrients up from the roots through the stem to the leaves. the study of plants. the family which includes apples, cherries, plums, and strawberries. anything that forms from the ovary of a flower.
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Branches of Social Science
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branch of Social Science concerned with studying historic and pre-historic people, analyzing the monuments have created, artifacts people have used. branch of Social Science concerned with policies of government, study of a state or country. branch of Social Science interested in studying the origin of human being. branch of Social Science interested in studying how people understand the world around them. branch of Social Science concerned with the many ways people communicate around the world.
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Older Children
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Building the body
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chemicals consit of microscopic particles. substances that provide the body with necessary chemicals. made up by groups of cells. water, foods,oxygen, heat, pressure. complex structures with specialized functions.
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Carbon Compounds
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large and varied group of biological molecules generally not soluble in water. macromolecules containing hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon and phosphorus. formed when small molecules called monomers are joined together. macromolecules that contain nitrogen as well as carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. formed by a process called polymerization, where large compounds are build by joining smaller ones together.
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Celestial Bodies
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sometimes called a falling star. a meteor that reaches Earth. arms come off the bar. a celestial body naturally found in orbit. eventually becomes a meteor and then a meteorite.
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Teenage
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Cell
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green organelle. smallest organism on earth. balloonlike organelles. similar cells that do the same work. different types of tissue working together.
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Cell
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A storage organelles that hang onto water, waste products, and food until needed.. Used to create and store large molecules.. Is studded with small structures called ribosomes.. Gives orders to other cell parts.. Forms the outer layer of the cell and decides what gets in and what stays out..
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Cell and Functions
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found only in plant cells. Differently shaped sacks in the cytoplasm of the cells. layer around the nucleuos. found in animal cells. Assembly line; small round organelles are site of protein synthesis.
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Cell Growth and Division
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Second phase of mitosis when spindle fibers align the chromosomes along the cell equator. to spread by transferring a disease causing agent from the site of the disease to other parts of the body. region of condensed chromosome that looks pinched where spindle fibers attach during meiosis and mitosis. group of cells that work together to perform a similar function. Loose combination of DNA and proteins that is present during interphase.
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Cell Processes
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Colored chemical compounds that absorb light. Thread like chromatin condense in the nucleus to form double rod structures. Some substances can pass through the membrane while others cannot. Regular sequence of growth and division that cells undergo. movement of dissolved materials through a cell membrane without using cellular energy.
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Cell Structure
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The structure that contains chlorophyll. The type of cell that contains a vacuole. The structure that contains the genetic information. The structure that controls what enters and leaves the cell. The structure where most respiration occurs.
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Cell Structure
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double lipid bilayer membrane which surrounds the genetic material and nucleolus in eukaryotic cells.. package DNA to fit in the cell, prevent DNA damage, and to control gene expression and DNA replication. . important in the processing of proteins for secretion.. tough, flexible framework which helps the cell in movement. contains most of the cell's genetic material.
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Cell Terms
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Terms for your science.
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Convert light energy into glucose. Cellular ____. A cell made up of fats, oils, and waxes. Stores water and nutrients . Creates lipids.
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Cell Theory
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Stores food, wastes, water, enzymes, secretions, and minerals. A group of specialized cells working together to perform a function in a many celled organism. Location where the proteins are made that will remain in the cell. A set of three statements that sums up the relationship between cells and living things. Single organism.
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Cells
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same water concentration. Proteins are packaged for removal from the cell here. the series of reactions resulting in the conversion of glucose to pyruvic acid. higher water concentration. role of oxygen in the cytochrome system.
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Cells
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Makes leaves green.. Contain genetic information. . The basic units of structure and function in living things. . Their job is to produce proteins.. Tiny cell structures that carry out specific functions. .
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Cells
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a green structure in a plant cell where food is produced. a sac-like space in a cells cytoplasm fo storing materials such as food or waste. cells that contain a nucleus and organelles (all cells except for bacteria). long strand in the nucleus that stores directions for cell activities- act as blueprints for transferring info. a small organelle composed of cytoplasmic granule, sites of protein synthesis (manufacture).
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Cells
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green pigment that makes plants green. the centeral location for the cell. the 'brain' of the cell; the information center. provides protein for the sell. the barrier between the inside and outside of a cell.
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Cells & Mirco-scopes
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Makes plant cells green. Stores food, water and waste in a cell. Someone who made cells. Cells produced by males. Platform where you put something you want to see under a microscope on.
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Cells and Oraganelles
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Biology
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the smallest unit in the body. packages and ships proteins. contains a flagella for movement. controls the cell activities. protein synthesis.
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Teenage
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Cells and Their Organelles
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are like the power plants of a cell. they produce energy-rich molecule called ATP, which fuels most of the action of the cell. use sunlight as their main energy source, through a process called photosynthesis. follow instructions from the nucleus and make the proteins that the cell needs. store water and nutrients that the cell needs to survive. break down waste and detoxify poisons to clean up the cell.
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Changes Over Time Vocabulary
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to adapt to a special environment.. distinct sort or kind.. the position or function of an organism in a community of plants and animals.. an organ or body part that appears in different animals and is similar in structure.. in which one symbiont lives with in the body of the other. .
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Chapters 1-3 Weather & Climate
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Science Vocabulary
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Water in the form of a gas; found in the atmosphere. An instrument used to measure air pressure. Central Plains region of the U.S. that has more tornado formations than anywhere on Earth. Cloud type that form in flat layers and are a dull, gray color. Rapidly spinning, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches from a storm cloud down to Earth.
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Chemical Reactions
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a material that reduces the rate of a reaction. a way to show a chemical reaction. a protein that speeds up a chemical reaction in living things. energy is absorbed . energy is released.
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Chemistry
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Empty space with no particles and no pressure.. Results from the force exerted by a gas per unit surface area of an object.. A measure of the force exerted by a gas above a liquid.. The collisions of atoms and molecules in air with objects.. Devices used to measure atmospheric pressure..
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Chemistry
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positively charged particle. states that in a chemical reaction atoms are neither created nor destroyed.. uncharged particle. when the particles are larger than those in a solution. when new substances are created by a change in which atoms are arranged.
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Teenage
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Chemistry
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the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise.. a law which states energy cannot be created or destroyed, but may be can from one form to another.. internal energy of an object due to the kinetic energy of its atoms.. a model of acids and bases and which an acid as a hydrogen-ion donor and a base is a hydrogen-ion acceptor.. the energy released by a nuclear reation..
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Chemistry
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Salt-formers. Smallest region of space where the probability of finding the electron is great. A measure of the pull of gravity of the earth in a body. A physical property that relates the mass of a substance to its volume. When particles and anti-particles meet.
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Chemistry
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the active site can be compared to the ____________ of a lock. these turn colors in acids or bases. fats, oils and waxes. a special type of protein that helps speed up chemical reactions. enzymes work by _______________ the activation energy for a reaction.
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Chemistry
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the first theory to relate chemical changes to events at the atomic level. the total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom. atoms of the same element that have the same atomic number but different atomic masses due to a different number of neutrons. a subatomic particle with no charge and a mass of 1 amu; found in the nucleus of an atom. the smallest particle of an element that retains its identity in a chemical reaction.
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Chemistry
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Group 17 on the periodic table. A horizontal grouping of elements. Necessary for bonds with other atoms. Boron, silicon, germanium, arsenic, antimony, etc.. Everything that isn't in the D Block.
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Chemistry
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Group 17 of the periodic table. Horizontal rows on the periodic table. There are only 7 of these types of elements on the periodic table. Electrons in the outer shell of an atom. Elements in the S and P blocks.
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Chemistry
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Increases with increasing protons and decreases with distance from outer electrons. Number of ions of opposite charge that surround an atom in a crystak. Matter made of only one kind of particle. Sharing electrons. The ability of an atom to remove and electron from another atom.
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Chemistry
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Matter made of only one kind of particle. The ability of an atom to remove and electron from another atom. Diagrams that show valence electrons as dots. Atoms gain or lose electron to attain the electron configuration of a noble gas. Bond between atoms in a molecule.
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CHEMISTRY
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Mass per unit volume.. The energy required to remove an electron from a gaseous atom or ion.. Generally considered to be anything that has mass and volume.. When a vapor reforms a liquid.. The volume of a gas at constant pressure is directly proportional to the temperature..
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Chemistry
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Elements in a horizontal row. Outermost electrons of an atom. The energy required to remove an electron from an atom. Ductile, conducts electricity and heat, magnetic. Elements with some metal and nonmetal properties.
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Teenage
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Chemistry
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a substance that has little tendency to become a gas under exsisting conditions. a compound of which a relatively small amount of the dissolved compound existsas ions in an aqueous solution. the seperation of ions that occurs when an ionic compound occurs. a mixture consisting of particle that are intermidiate in size between those in solutions and suspensions forming mixtures none as colloid dispersions. the H3O+ ion.
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Chemistry
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atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons. attraction formed between atoms when they share electrons.. neutral particle , composed of quarks inside the nucleus of an atom.. the particles that are never settle.. solid , liquid ar gas that contains two or more substances blend evenly throughtout..
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Chemistry
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Ability of a solid to be hammered without shattering. Matter that always has exactly the same composition. The tendency of a liquid to keep from flowing. Contains some particles that are intermediate in size between the small particles in a solution and the larger particles in a suspension. A materials abilityto allow heat to flow.
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Chemistry
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smallest particle of an element. made of only one kind of matter and has definite properties. Particles are free to move and has no definite shape. However, it does have definite volume. . consists of two or more substances that are in the same place, but are not chemically combined. a measure of the force of gravity on you.
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Chemistry of Life
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Attraction between molecules of different substances.. C-H chains, fats, oils & waxes. Attraction of molecules of same substance.. Neutral subatomic particle, found in nucleus of atom.. Atoms of same element that differ in number of neutrons..
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Circuit
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Allows or stops energy from flowing in a circuit.. Adjusting the variable resistor changes the current in the circuit.. Uses electrical energy to make a turning motion.. Wire that connects components together.. Provides energy to the circuit..
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Older Children
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Classical Civilizations
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The fundamental political unit of ancient Greece around 750 B.C.; fewer than 20,000 residents.. The elite citizens in ancient Roman society.. A government under the control of a Church or state-sponsored religion or a religious figure. A word for city-state in ancient Greece.. A form of government in which the ruler has absolute control..
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Classical Conditioning
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The guy that experimented classical conditioning on dogs. A stimulus that unconditionally triggers a response. The learned response to a previously neutral stimulus. an originally irrelevant stimulus that comes to trigger a conditioned response.
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Classification
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The part of a plant cell where photosynthesis takes place. This group of organisms is the most well known of the prokaryotes.. This kingdom includes algae. This kingdom are autotrophic, meaning they make their own food. They do this through photosynthesis. There are two main groups in this kingdom called the vertebrates and the invertebrates..
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Classification of Materials
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A scale for measuring hardness. Ability to bend without breaking. Ability to break easily. Ratio of mass to volume. Ability to withstand scratches.
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Classification of Matter
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mixture of two or more substances distributed evenly throughout. different throughout. mixture in which it appears to be the same, but is not. solid solutions dissolved in a metal. the same throughout.
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Climate Change
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Average weather in an area based on weather patterns taken over a long period of time.. The theory explaining the movement of the large plates of the Earth's Crust.. Any precipitation with a pH less than the normal pH of rain.. The theory that the continents broke away from Pangaea.. The layer of gases surrounding the Earth.
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Clinical Laboratory Technican
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the standardization of measuring instrument by finding the deviation from a standard to determine the proper correction factors. the study of human body cells. the study of the human immune system . the study of blood cells. cut and stain tissue specimens for microscopic examination by pathologists/phlebotomist and draw and test blood .
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Coaster
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stored energy, not in motion. the energy that is being used, energy in motion, also known as mechanical energy. what we measured our kinetic and potential energy. when two things rub together to create a resistance. the amount of seconds in a timeperiod.
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