Biology Exam Study Guide Flashcards

Basic unit of life

The process in which cells develop in different ways to perform different tasks

<p>Organisms made up of one or more cells that have a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The maintenance of stable internal conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Groups of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Single-celled organisms that do not have a membrane-bound nucleus</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Energy/system interactions, structure and function, unity with diversity, evolution, homeostasis, cooperation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Information gathered from observations</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Possible explanation for a set of observations or a suggested answer to a scientific question</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Restates hypothesis, states if it was correct, and explains why or why not</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Logical conclusion</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Factors that can change in an experiment</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Total mass of the protons and neutrons in an atom, measured in atomic mass units</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Breaking of old and formation of new chemical bonds that result in new substances</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Combination of 2 or more elements</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Electrically charged atoms that have gained or lost electrons</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Molecules that have an equal distribution of electrical charge across all its constituent atoms</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>How acidic or basic a solution is</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Molecules in which the charges are unevenly distributed</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The elements or compounds produced by a chemical reaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Atoms that are unstable and decay to form stable atoms of a different element</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The elements or compounds that enter into a chemical reaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The dissolved substance in a solution</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A mixture in which one substance is dissolved in another</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Proton (+), neutron (0), electron (-)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hydrogen, covalent, ionic</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Simple forms of protein normally used to build tissues or burned for energy</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Main source of energy for the body</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Specialized proteins that speed up chemical reactions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Non-carbon based molecules</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nonpolar molecules that are not soluble or mostly insoluble in water</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Very long organic compounds made of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and phosphorous, containing instructions that cells need to carry out all the functions of life</p> Signup and view all the answers