7th Midterm Exam
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Unit | Amount used to measure something |
| Meter | Basic unit of length |
| Mass | Amount of matter in an object |
| Gram | Basic unit of mass |
| Volume | Amount of space an object takes up |
| Liter | Basic unit of liquid volume |
| Meniscus | Curve at surface of liquid read at bottom of curve |
| Temperature | Measure of how hot or cold an object is |
| Area | Amount of surface in a set of boundaries |
| kilo | k - 1,000 |
| hecto | h - 100 |
| deca | da - 10 |
| deci | d - 1/10 |
| centi | c - 1/100 |
| milli | m - 1/1000 |
| l x w | Formula for area |
| l x w x h | Formula for volume |
| 0 | Temperature water freezes in Celsius |
| 100 | Temperature water boils in Celsius |
| 32 | Temperature water freezes in Fahrenheit |
| 212 | Temperature water boils in Fahrenheit |
| Cell | Basis unit of structure and function in living things |
| Cork | Robert Hooke observed cells by looking at _________ |
| Cell wall, chloroplast | Two organelles present only in plant cells |
| Bigger and fewer | How are vacuoles different in plant cells than vacuoles in animal cells? |
| Nucleus | Control center of cell |
| Chlorophyll | Makes plants green |
| Cell membrane | Controls what goes in and out of cell |
| Make energy | Job of mitochondria |
| Powerhouse | Another name for mitochondria |
| Protein | What ribosomes make? |
| Nucleolus | Where ribosomes are made? |
| Mitochondria | Muscles cells have large numbers of ___________ |
| Cytoplasm | Organelles are located in the gel like substance called ________ |
| Little organ | What does the word "organelle" mean? |
| Vacuoles | Clear storage sacs |
| Interphase | Chromosomes are in form of chromatin, chromosomes copied, RESTING phase |
| Prophase | Centrioles move to poles, spindle fibers form |
| Metaphase | Chromosomes move to MIDDLE |
| Anaphase | Chromosomes separate and MOVE TO POLES |
| Telophase | Two new nuclei form |
| Cytokinesis | Two new daughter cells form |
| Classification | Grouping things according to similarities |
| Taxonomy | Science of classifying living things |
| Kingdom | The largest classification group |
| Genus | First word of scientific name |
| Species | The smallest classification group |
| Homo | First word of scientific name for humans |
| Virus | Nonliving particle made up of a piece of nucleic acid covered with protein |
| sapien | Second word of scientific name for humans |
| Capsid | Protein covering of a virus |
| Fungi | Mushrooms belong to the Kingdom |
| Fungus | Plantlike organism that lacks chlorophyll |
| Moneran | Single-celled, does not have a true nucleus |
| Protist | Simple organism, has cells with nuclei |
| Father of Bacteriology | Louis Pasteur |
| Budding | Asexual reproduction - new organism from a bud on a parent |
| Pseudopod | Fingerlike projection of cytoplasm |
| Coccus | Spherical-shaped (round) bacteria |
| Cilia | Tiny hairlike structures |
| Endospore | Inactive bacteria surrounded by a protective outer wall |
| Bacteriophage | Bacteria that infects bacteria |
| Flagella | Whiplike structure on a cell |
| Bacillus | Rod-shaped bacteria |
| Capsid | Protein covering of a virus |
| Cap | Umbrella-shaped top of mushroom |
| Spirillum | Spiral-shaped bacteria |
| Anaerobic | Does not need oxygen |
| Conifer | Tree with needlelike leaves |
| Petal | Colorful part of flower |
| Dicot | Has two cotyledons |
| Angiosperm | Flowering plant |
| Gymnosperm | Land plant with uncovered seeds (pine cone) |
| Pioneer plant | First plants to grow in bare or rocky place |
| Vascular plant | Plant with transport tubes |
| Herbaceous stems | Stem that is soft and green |
| Phloem | Carries food DOWN to other parts of plant |
| Woody stem | Stem that contains wood |
| Xylem | Tube that carries water UP to leaves |
| Tuber | Underground stem |
| Vegetative propagation | Kind of asexual reproduction that uses parts of plants to grow new plants |
| Bulb | Underground stem covered with fleshly leaves |
| Asexual reproduction | Reproduction needing only one parent |
| Stimulus | Change that causes a response |
| Tropism | Change in plant's growth or movement in response to a stimulus |
| Phototropism | Plant's response to LIGHT |
| Gravitropism | Plant's response to GRAVITY |
| Hydrotropism | Plant's response to WATER |
| Thigmotropism | Plant's response to TOUCH |
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