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| 10357869713 | Organic vs. Inorganic | contain C &H vs. just C or H or neither ie. CH4 is organic CO2 is inorganic | 0 | |
| 10357869714 | natural vs synthetic | natural made by nature synthetic human made | 1 | |
| 10357869715 | Kinetic vs. Potential Energy | Kinetic energy- the energy a being has while in motion, potential energy- the energy an object has to be in motion | 2 | |
| 10357869716 | radioactive decay | A spontaneous process in which unstable nuclei lose energy by emitting radiation | 3 | |
| 10357869717 | half life | Time it takes for half of an isotope to decay | 4 | |
| 10357869718 | Law of Conservation of Mass | Matter is not created nor destroyed in any chemical or physical change | 5 | |
| 10357869719 | 1st law of thermodynamics | Energy cannot be created or destroyed | 6 | |
| 10357869720 | 2nd law of thermodynamics | Every energy transfer or transformation increases the entropy of the universe. | 7 | |
| 10357869721 | Entropy | A measure of disorder or randomness. | 8 | |
| 10357869722 | Organism | A living thing | 9 | |
| 10357869723 | Species | A group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring. | 10 | |
| 10357869724 | Population | A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area | 11 | |
| 10357869725 | Community | All the different populations that live together in an area | 12 | |
| 10357869726 | Ecosystem | A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. | 13 | |
| 10357869727 | biotic factor | Any living part of the environment with which an organism might interact | 14 | |
| 10357869728 | abiotic factor | physical, or nonliving, factor that shapes an ecosystem | 15 | |
| 10357869729 | Producers (autotrophs) | Organisms that make their own food | 16 | |
| 10357869730 | Consumers (heterotrophs) | obtain energy by consuming other organism so | 17 | |
| 10357869731 | Decomposers | Organisms that break down the dead remains of other organisms | 18 | |
| 10357869732 | Photosynthesis formula | 6CO2 + 6H2O + sunlight ---> C6 H12 O6 + 6O2 | 19 | |
| 10357869733 | cellular respiration formula | C6H1206->CO2 + H20+ ENERGY (released) | 20 | |
| 10357869734 | Aerobic vs. Anaerobic | Aerobic means "with oxygen," and anaerobic means "without oxygen." | 21 | |
| 10357869735 | Extinction | A term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals. | 22 | |
| 10357869736 | Erosion | Processes by which rock, sand, and soil are broken down and carried away | 23 | |
| 10357869737 | Adaptation | A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce | 24 | |
| 10357869738 | Gene | A segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait | 25 | |
| 10357869739 | gene pool | Combined genetic information of all the members of a particular population | 26 | |
| 10357869740 | Trait | A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes. | 27 | |
| 10357869741 | Chromosome | Any of the usually linear bodies in the cell nucleus that contain the genetic material. | 28 | |
| 10357869742 | natural selection | A natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment. | 29 | |
| 10357869743 | plate tectonics | A theory stating that the earth's surface is broken into plates that move. | 30 | |
| 10357869744 | Biodiversity | the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem. | 31 | |
| 10357869745 | climate change | Change in the statistical properties of the climate system when considered over periods of decades | 32 | |
| 10357869746 | Metabolism | All of the chemical reactions that occur within an organism | 33 | |
| 10357869747 | Rocks | A naturally formed aggregate, or mixture, of minerals; have varied chemical compositions | 34 | |
| 10357869748 | Minerals | A solid inorganic substance of natural occurrence. | 35 | |
| 10357869749 | Climate vs. Weather | weather is short term, climate is a region's average weather over a long period of time | 36 | |
| 10357869750 | Weathering | The breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface. | 37 | |
| 10357869751 | Ions/elements | positively and negatively charged atoms | 38 | |
| 10357869752 | Mutations | A random error in gene replication that leads to a change | 39 | |
| 10357869753 | electromagnetic spectrum | All of the frequencies or wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation | 40 | |
| 10357869754 | Co2 | Carbon dioxide | 41 | |
| 10357869755 | CO | carbon monoxide | 42 | |
| 10357869756 | C6H12O6 | Glucose | 43 | |
| 10357869757 | Ch4 | Methane | 44 | |
| 10357869758 | H2 | Hydrogen gas | 45 | |
| 10357869759 | H20 | water | 46 | |
| 10357869760 | N2 | Nitrogen gas | 47 | |
| 10357869761 | NOx | Nitrogen Oxides | 48 | |
| 10357869762 | NO3- | Nitrate | 49 | |
| 10357869763 | O2 | Oxygen gas | 50 | |
| 10357869764 | O3 | Ozone | 51 | |
| 10357869765 | PO4 3- | Phosphate | 52 | |
| 10357869766 | SO2 | sulfur dioxide | 53 | |
| 10357869767 | U | Uranium | 54 | |
| 10357869768 | P | Phosphorus | 55 | |
| 10357869769 | S | Sulfur | 56 | |
| 10357869770 | Cl | Chlorine | 57 | |
| 10357869771 | K | Potassium | 58 | |
| 10357869772 | NaCl | sodium chloride | 59 | |
| 10357869773 | Pb | Lead | 60 | |
| 10357869774 | Hg | Mercury | 61 | |
| 10357869775 | Rn | Radon | 62 |
