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Overview of Biological Sciences Concepts

This document provides definitions for various key concepts in biology and chemistry. It defines taxonomy, entomology, morphology, and ecology as areas of study related to the classification and interactions of organisms. It defines cells as the basic units of structure and function, and notes there are two main types - eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells. It also defines concepts like evolution, natural selection, science, the scientific method, and other fundamental scientific principles. Finally, it defines various chemistry concepts like matter, elements, atoms, molecules, compounds, and macromolecules.

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Overview of Biological Sciences Concepts

This document provides definitions for various key concepts in biology and chemistry. It defines taxonomy, entomology, morphology, and ecology as areas of study related to the classification and interactions of organisms. It defines cells as the basic units of structure and function, and notes there are two main types - eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells. It also defines concepts like evolution, natural selection, science, the scientific method, and other fundamental scientific principles. Finally, it defines various chemistry concepts like matter, elements, atoms, molecules, compounds, and macromolecules.

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GEN ED (GEN. SCI.

1. Study of the classification of organisms


2. Study of insects
3. Study of form and structure of living organisms
4. Study of how various organisms interact with their environments
5. All organisms are composed of __________.
6. the basic units of structure and function in an organism
7. Two types of cells
8. ___________ is the process of change in the inherited traits of a population of organisms over time.
9. ___________ is the process where organisms that are better suited to the environment are more likely to survive and reproduce
than others that are less suited to the environment.
10. ___________ is a way of understanding (knowing) about the physical world that is based on evidence, reasoning, and testing
prediction.
11. ___________ is an inquiry process used to investigate the physical world using
observable evidence and testing.
12. ___________ is a proposed explanation that allows you to make prediction about what ought to happen if it is true.
13. ___________ is a well-established explanation of an observation.
14. It is the heredity material; carries the genetic information of the cell.
15. Maintaining a stable internal environment despite changes in the environment.
16. ___________ is anything that takes up space and has mass: living or nonliving.
17. Substances that cannot be broken down into simpler substances with different properties.
18. The simplest and smallest particle of matter that still retains the chemical properties of the element.
19. Atoms themselves are composed of even smaller particles, including: the positively charged ____________, the uncharged
__________, and the negatively charged ____________.
20. It is the mass of the substance per unit of volume (property of an element).
21. It is the temperature at which an element will change from a liquid to a gas.
22. It is how well a substance will dissolve in water.
23. He constructed the periodic table in 1869, organizing all the elements according to their atomic number, density, boiling point,
solubility, and other values.
24. The vertical column in the periodic table.
25. The table is also divided into rows known as ______________.
26. _____________ is any combination of two or more atoms.
27. _____________ is any combination of two or more elements.
28. It is the result of a chemical reaction between iron and oxygen.
29. The chemical components of living things are known as ____________, which means they contain the element carbon.
30. Large compounds molecules
31. Sugars or long chains of sugar; its important role is to store energy.
32. Plants store sugar in long chains called __________, whereas animals store sugar in long chains called _______________.
33. _______________ is a simple sugar molecule with the chemical formula C6H12O6. ; a monomer
34. Long chains of sugar molecules ________________
35. Small building block molecules

*carbohydrate-rich foods include fruits and vegetables, as well as grains such as bread, rice, or corn
1. Taxonomy
2. Entomology
3. Morphology
4. Ecology
5. Cells
6. Cells
7. Eukaryotic & Prokaryotic
8. Evolution
9. Natural selection
10. Science
11. Scientific method
12. Hypothesis
13. Theory
14. Deoxyribonucleic acid
15. Homeostasis
16. Matter
17. Elements
18. Atom
19. Protons…Neutrons…Electrons
20. Density
21. Boiling point
22. Solubility
23. Dmitri Mendeleev
24. Groups
25. Periods
26. Molecule
27. Compound
28. Rust
29. Organic compounds
30. Macromolecules
31. Carbohydrates
32. Starch…glycogen
33. Glucose
34. Polysaccharides
35. Monomer

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