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Final Exam Vocab Review #4 76-100

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forceA push or pull on an object.
freezing pointThe temperature at which a liquid changes to a solid.
frictionThe rubbing together of two objects.
galaxyGroups of billiona of stars.
gasA state of matter that can change its shape and volume.
geneA section of DNA that directs the synthesis of proteins.
geneticsThe study of how traits are inherited.
genotypeA letter combination that represents alleles inherited from each parent.
genusThe first name in the binomial system that is given to each organism on earth.
glucoseC6H12O6 An energy source for organisms.
gravityA force that brings objects together.
Gregor MendelThe father of genetics.
graphA way to organize data the shows relationships.
habitatThe place where an organism lives.
heatThe transfer of energy from hot to cold.
herbivoreAn organisms that eats plants.
heredityThe passing of traits from parent to offspring.
heterotrophAn organism that cannot make its own food.
heterozygousA trait expressed by both a capital and a lower case letter which represents an allele inherited from each parent.
homozygousA trait inherited from each parent in which both alleles are the same letter.
hypothesisAn educated guess.
food webAn interrelated network of food chains.
Francis Crick & James WatsonThe scientists that won the nobel prize for figuring out the structure of a DNA molecule.
haploidA cell without pairs of chromosomes.
incomplete dominanceWhen an intermediate trait is produced by a genetic cross.


7th grade science teacher
Dupo Jr. High School
IL

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