Bio Vocab For Chapter 1ish
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Kendall-Haun on September 6, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Bio | life |
| Biology | the study of life |
| Troph | to eat |
| Auto | self |
| Hetero | other / different |
| Homo | same |
| Poly | many |
| Mono | single, one |
| A | without/lacking |
| Element | a pure chemical substance consisting of one type of atom |
| Atom | the smallest part of an element with all of the properties of the element |
| Molecule | two or more atoms combined |
| Endo | within / enter |
| Exo | exit / outside |
| Macro | big |
| Micro | small |
| phobia | fear |
| photo | light |
| hydro | water |
| Homeostasis | maintaining a stable internal environment |
| Photosynthesis Formula | 6 CO2 + 6 H2O + sunlight -> C6H12O6 +6 O2 6 Carbon Dioxide + 6 Water + Sunlight -> Glucose + 6 Oxygen |
| Cellular Respiration Formula | C6H12O6 + 6O2 --> 6CO2 + 6H2O + ATP Glucose + 6 Oxygen-> 6 Carbon dioxide + 6 Water +ATP |
| Title | A descriptive explanation of what the graph will be about |
| Data table | An organized arrangement of information in labeled rows and columns |
| X-axis | the horizontal platform of a graph |
| Y-axis | the vertical left-handed border of a graph |
| Scale | the amount of increase shown on the vertical (y-axis) of the graph |
| Legend | An illustration meant to indicate what groups are represented by a bar or figure |
| Independent Variable | what is being tested |
| Dependent Variable | how the independent variable was tested (this is usually a numerical value: time, speed, distance, weight, etc.) |
| Matter | anything that takes up space and has mass |
| Ingestion (Food-getting) | taking in of food by an organism |
| Digestion | the breaking down of food into simpler products that the body can use |
| Absorption | the passage of simple substances into the internal parts of a plant or animal |
| Circulation | the movement of digested food and other materials throughout the body of an organism |
| Assimilation | the changing of digested food into new living material |
| Growth and Self-Repair | The increase in size--the rebuilding of worn-out or injured body tissues |
| Respiration | the release of energy as a result of the chemical reactions involving food |
| Excretion | the process of ridding the body of wastes that result from the other life activities |
| Secretion | the process which an organism's body produces useful substances |
| Reproduction | the process by which an organism produces offspring like itself |
| Response | the reaction to a stimuli |
| Compounds | a substance composed of two or more elements united chemically in definite proportion by mass |
| Mixtures | when two or more substances are mixed together and the substances do not unite chemically |
| Organic Compounds | Compounds that contain carbon atoms |
| Inorganic Compounds | Compounds composed of the atoms of other elements |
| Combination | when two or more elements unite and form a compound |
| Oxidation | the union of an element or compound with oxygen |
| Decomposition | when a compound is broken down into its elements |
| Catalyst | Substances that speed up reactions by lowering the energy required |
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